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A Dynamic Model for the Cognitive Development of Kenyan Schoolchildren

In: Econometrics, Statistics And Computational Approaches In Food And Health Sciences

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  • Alok Bhargava

    (University of Houston, USA)

Abstract

The author presents an integrated analysis of the scores obtained on cognitive tests and school examinations by approximately 110 Kenyan children (aged 6–9 years) in the Embu region of Kenya. A dynamic multivariate model, controlling for the unobserved between-children differences, is formulated for the scores and is estimated using three repeated observations. Children's body mass index, head circumference, hemoglobin concentration (i.e., measures of biological development), and grade level are important predictors of the scores on higher order cognitive tests. The family household's socioeconomic status is positively associated with cognitive scores, and children's morbidity is negatively associated. Only grade level and school attendance, however, are significant predictors of scores on school examinations. The implications of the results are briefly discussed.

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  • Alok Bhargava, 2006. "A Dynamic Model for the Cognitive Development of Kenyan Schoolchildren," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Econometrics, Statistics And Computational Approaches In Food And Health Sciences, chapter 15, pages 207-211, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
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