Exploring childhood development within the Amathole District: A case study utilizing the griffiths mental development scales-extended revised
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2015-01
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University of Fort Hare
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The history of psychological assessment in South Africa together with the cultural diversity of the nation poses a major challenge to the contemporary South African assessment setting. Valid and reliable measures that are comprehensive and applicable to a variety of cultures including African and rural children are needed for use in South Africa (Louw & Avenant, 2002; Foxcroft & Roodt, 2009). The Griffiths Mental Development Scales - Extended Revised (GMDS-ER) has been identified by various authors as a measure with the potential to meet the developmental assessment needs in South Africa if it can be adapted and standardized for use within the South African context (Kotras, 2003; Van Rooyen, 2005; Van Heerden, 2006).
The development of South African norm groups for this measure which accommodates children from diverse ethnic, economic and geographic backgrounds can be enhanced by a thorough
understanding of the developmental trends of African children from a rural setting.
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Development, HUMANITIES and RELIGION::Religion/Theology::Psychology of religion
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Duma-Tshuma,S.Exploring childhood development within the Amathole District: A case study utilizing the griffiths mental development scales-extended revised.Alice.University of Fort Hare.