Jansen, Petra and Lehmann, Jennifer and Tafelmeier, Christoph (2018) Motor and Visual-spatial Cognition Development in Primary School-Aged Children in Cameroon and Germany. JOURNAL OF GENETIC PSYCHOLOGY, 179 (1). pp. 30-39. ISSN 0022-1325, 1940-0896
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It was the main goal of this study to investigate the motor and visual-spatial development in primary school-aged children in Cameroon and Germany. Thirty-four children from each country completed a motor test and a mental rotation test. It was found that children in Cameroon showed a better motor ability (better overall gross motor score and also on most single items) than children in Germany did. This can be explained by the early motor stimulation in infancy in Cameroon. Concerning mental rotation performance, Cameroonian children perform below chance level. A positive correlation between the overall motor ability and mental rotation performance could only be analyzed and conducted in the German sample. Therefore, this study emphasizes the need for the development of culture-fair cognitive tests.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | MENTAL-ROTATION PERFORMANCE; GENDER-DIFFERENCES; HEALTH INTERVIEW; SEX-DIFFERENCES; ABILITY; WOMEN; NSO; ADOLESCENTS; OBJECTS; Gender differences; mental rotation; motor and visual-spatial development; Western and non-Western culture |
| Subjects: | 700 Arts & recreation > 796 Athletic & outdoor sports & games |
| Divisions: | Psychology and Pedagogy > Institut für Sportwissenschaft |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Mar 2020 07:42 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Mar 2020 07:42 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/15274 |
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