ALL GROWTH DEPENDS UPON ACTIVITY. THERE IS NO DEVELOPMENT PHYSICALLY OR INTELLECTUALLY WITHOUT EFFORT, AND EFFORT MEANS WORK........CALVIN COOLIDGE

TESTING FOR INTELLIGENCE

Here in the United States, we use pictures or symbols for part of our assessment tests. In other countries these items may not be available or not even used by the children. There have been very few studies done in African countries detailing developing milestones. Recently researchers from the College of Medicine in Malawi have began using culturally correct developmental assessment tools to be used in rural Africa. The assessment tool involved a native game chipapapa and their ability to play the game. Also, nsima, a food eaten in Africa was used to see if the children were proficient in feeding themselves. The children tested were 0-6 years old. The test is called the Malawi Development Assessment Tool. The test identified children with no known disability as normal in development. Many of the rural African countries have little or none of the resources need so this test is commonly done as a research tool. Reference Wellcome Trust. (2010,August11). Refining the milestones:assessing child development in Africa. Retrieved from http://blog.wellcome.ac.uk/2010/08/11/refining-the milestones-assessing-child-development-in-Africa/