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Title:Intellectual maturity in Nigerian primary school children
Authors:Jegede, R. Olukayode
Bamgboye, E. Afolabi
Year:1982
Periodical:Psychopathologie africaine
Volume:18
Issue:2
Pages:239-246
Language:English
Geographic term:Nigeria
Subjects:learning
pupils
Abstract:This study was done with the aim of assessing the intellectual maturity of children attending typical free primary schools in Ibadan. Human figure drawings produced by 416 boys and 766 girls attending two non-fee paying primary schools were scored using the scoring system introduced by Koppitz. Data analysis shows that intellectual maturity, measured by the scores on the human figure drawings, is significatly related to age. In addition, there is a significant interaction between age and sex: girls tend to score higher than boys at certain ages. The findings are discussed in relation to the effects of age, sex and social class, and the use of human figure drawings to measure intellectual maturity. Ref., tab., French sum.
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