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inAmerican Journal of Occupational Therapy > Vol. 65/3 (mai-juin 2011) . - p. e29-e37

Titre :	Using the LOTCA to measure cultural and sociodemographic effects on cognitive skills in two groups of children
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Naomi JOSMAN ; Batya Engel-Yeger ; Taisir M. Abdallah
Année de publication :	2011
Article en page(s) :	p. e29-e37
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Mots-clés :	Développement intellectuel  Enfant  Facteur socioéconomique  Culture
Résumé :	OBJECTIVES. Our objectives were (1) to compare the differential effects of cultural and sociodemographic variables on the cognitive performance of Israeli and Palestinian children, (2) to examine validity of the Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment (LOTCA) for kindergarten children, and (3) to determine the feasibility of using the LOTCA as a screening tool for assessing Palestinian children’s cognitive abilities. METHOD. Participants were 101 Jewish Israeli and 125 Muslim Palestinian children, ranging in grade from kindergarten to second grade. RESULTS. Israeli children achieved significantly higher scores than the Palestinian children on most LOTCA domains. We obtained significant Grade · Cultural Group interaction effects (F[10, 364] 51.73, p < .001, effect size [ES] 2 h2 5 .045) and also found a significant Cultural Group · Mother’s Education interaction (F [5, 184] 5 2.49, p < .05, ES 2 h2 5 .064). CONCLUSION. Cultural and sociodemographic variables appear to affect cognitive performance. The LOTCA revealed cognitive differences between the cultural groups and school grades and may thus constitute an appropriate evaluation tool focusing on children’s school grade promotion.
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[article] Using the LOTCA to measure cultural and sociodemographic effects on cognitive skills in two groups of children [texte imprimé] / Naomi JOSMAN ; Batya Engel-Yeger ; Taisir M. Abdallah . - 2011 . - p. e29-e37.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in American Journal of Occupational Therapy > Vol. 65/3 (mai-juin 2011) . - p. e29-e37

Mots-clés :	Développement intellectuel  Enfant  Facteur socioéconomique  Culture
Résumé :	OBJECTIVES. Our objectives were (1) to compare the differential effects of cultural and sociodemographic variables on the cognitive performance of Israeli and Palestinian children, (2) to examine validity of the Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment (LOTCA) for kindergarten children, and (3) to determine the feasibility of using the LOTCA as a screening tool for assessing Palestinian children’s cognitive abilities. METHOD. Participants were 101 Jewish Israeli and 125 Muslim Palestinian children, ranging in grade from kindergarten to second grade. RESULTS. Israeli children achieved significantly higher scores than the Palestinian children on most LOTCA domains. We obtained significant Grade · Cultural Group interaction effects (F[10, 364] 51.73, p < .001, effect size [ES] 2 h2 5 .045) and also found a significant Cultural Group · Mother’s Education interaction (F [5, 184] 5 2.49, p < .05, ES 2 h2 5 .064). CONCLUSION. Cultural and sociodemographic variables appear to affect cognitive performance. The LOTCA revealed cognitive differences between the cultural groups and school grades and may thus constitute an appropriate evaluation tool focusing on children’s school grade promotion.
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