Level and structure of intelligence in 6-16 years old urban and rural children in Xiamen
Abstract：Objective To study the level and structure of intelligence difference in 6-16 years old children between urban and rural area in Xiamen.Methods A total of 233 children aged 6-16 in urban and rural area of Xiamen were selected randomly by stratified cluster sampling method.The Chines Wechsler Intelligence Scale of the fourth edition (WISC-Ⅳ) was used to measure the intelligence.Results The difference of distribution of intelligence level was statistically significant between urban group and rural group (P＜0.05).The general intelligence,synthetic indexes and subtest scores besides drawing concept were significantly higher in urban group (P＜0.05).In boys,the total intelligence quotient (IQ),synthetic indexes besides perception reasoning and processing speed and subtest scores of affinity,backward numbers,words,alphanumeric,matrix reasoning and understanding were all higher in urban group (P＜0.05).In girls,the subtest scores of processing speed,decode and understanding were higher in urban group(P＜0.05).Conclnsions The level and structure of intelligence in 6-16 years old children are different between urban and rural areas in Xiamen.Children in urban area are better than those in rural area.
Keywords：IntelligenceWechsler intelligence scalesXiamen regionUrban and rural children
Publication Date：2016-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 684-686 )