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ERIC Number: EJ404675
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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Mental Abilities of Children from Different Cultural Backgrounds in Israel.
Burg, Blanka; Belmont, Ira
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, v21 n1 p90-108 Mar 1990
Examines pattern of mental abilities exhibited by first-grade, Israeli-born children whose parents emigrated from Europe, Iraq, North Africa, and Yemen. Results indicate that the groups of culturally different children tended to exhibit different patterns of cognitive abilities. Concludes that historical-cultural background of a population has a significant effect on pattern of mental abilities. (JS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Structures, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Jews, Social Class, Sociocultural Patterns, Test Bias
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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