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SCREENING OF INTELLECTUAL MATURITY: EXPLORING SOUTH AFRICAN PRESCHOOLERS' SCORES ON THE GOODENOUGH-HARRIS DRAWING TEST AND TEACHERS' ASSESSMENT.

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Title: SCREENING OF INTELLECTUAL MATURITY: EXPLORING SOUTH AFRICAN PRESCHOOLERS' SCORES ON THE GOODENOUGH-HARRIS DRAWING TEST AND TEACHERS' ASSESSMENT.
Authors: Loxton, Helene1 hsl@sun.ac.za, Mostert, Jemona1, Moffatt, Diane1
Source: Perceptual & Motor Skills. Oct2006, Vol. 103 Issue 2, p515-525. 11p. 1 Chart, 3 Graphs.
Subject Terms: *Intelligence levels, *Preschool children, *Intelligence testing in children, *Rating of students, *Age & intelligence, Goodenough-Harris Drawing Test, Figure drawing, Psychology of drawing
Geographic Terms: South Africa
Abstract: The present study explored the relationship between South African preschool children's intelligence scores achieved on the Goodenough-Harris Drawing Test (GHD), and the accuracy of teachers' ratings of the human-figure drawings and teachers' general perceptions of children's intellectual maturity. The GHD was administered individually to 30 boys and 30 girls between the ages of 4 and 6 years (M= 45, SD=0.7) from a multicultural (Black, Colored, and White) preschool near the Cape, South Africa. The three class teachers of these preschoolers provided the ratings and perceptions of each child's intellectual maturity. Results indicated that the teachers' assessments of children's intellectual maturity were fairly similar to the formal measures of children's intellectual maturity using human figure drawings and their own perceptions. It appears that teacher ratings of drawings could be relied upon as a means of assessment. General perceptions of children's intellectual maturity should not be solely relied upon, but instead these perceptions should be used as an aid for enhancing the teachers' assessment of children's intellectual maturity in addition to the rating of human figure drawings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:The present study explored the relationship between South African preschool children's intelligence scores achieved on the Goodenough-Harris Drawing Test (GHD), and the accuracy of teachers' ratings of the human-figure drawings and teachers' general perceptions of children's intellectual maturity. The GHD was administered individually to 30 boys and 30 girls between the ages of 4 and 6 years (M= 45, SD=0.7) from a multicultural (Black, Colored, and White) preschool near the Cape, South Africa. The three class teachers of these preschoolers provided the ratings and perceptions of each child's intellectual maturity. Results indicated that the teachers' assessments of children's intellectual maturity were fairly similar to the formal measures of children's intellectual maturity using human figure drawings and their own perceptions. It appears that teacher ratings of drawings could be relied upon as a means of assessment. General perceptions of children's intellectual maturity should not be solely relied upon, but instead these perceptions should be used as an aid for enhancing the teachers' assessment of children's intellectual maturity in addition to the rating of human figure drawings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:00315125
DOI:10.2466/PMS.103.2.515-525