Scientific Publication

Assessing intellectual potential in Tanzanian children in poor areas of Dar es Salaam

author(s) Humble, S. - Dixon, P. - Schagen, I.
from UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
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regions
  • Northern Europe
  • Europe
  • World
  • Eastern Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Africa
citation

Steve Humble, Pauline Dixon & Ian Schagen (2018) Assessing intellectual potential in Tanzanian children in poor areas of Dar es Salaam, Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 25:4, 399-414, DOI: 10.1080/0969594X.2016.1194257

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Abstract

The research set out in this paper attempts to identify whether one of 3 conventional IQ tests is more capable of identifying intellectual potential amongst poor children in Dar es Salaam. To this end 1857 children from 17 government schools in poor districts of Dar es Salaam were asked to complete a questionnaire and undertake a range of tests. The study included teacher, peer and self-nomination. This work is part of ‘The Identification and Nurturing of high ability students in the slums of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania’ project supported by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the UK Department for International Development

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