Korean Journal of Child Studies (아동학회지)

Korean Association of Child Studies (한국아동학회)
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Intellectual Characteristics of Korean Children: Analyses of K-WPPSI-IV Performance

한국아동의 지적 특성: 한국 Wechsler 유아지능검사 4판(K-WPPSI-IV)의 수행분석

  • Park, Hyewon (Department of Child & Family Welfare, University of Ulsan) ;
  • Lee, KyungOk (Department of Early Childhood Education, Duksung Women's University)
  • 박혜원 (울산대학교 아동가정복지학과) ;
  • 이경옥 (덕성여자대학교 유아교육과)
  • Received : 2016.10.31
  • Accepted : 2016.12.22
  • Published : 2016.12.31
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Abstract

Objective: This study examined the intellectual characteristics of 1,700 Korean children aged 2 years, 6 months to 7 years, 7 months across two age ranges (2 years, 6 months to 3 years, 11 months; 4 years to 7 years, 7 months). Methods: Data from the standardization study of the K-WPPSI-IV were analyzed using Korean and American norms and in terms of socioeconomic variables such as region, maternal education level, and child gender. Results: Korean children performed differently from their American counterparts in most subtests and indexes. Verbal subtest performances for Korean children were significantly lower and performance subtest performances for Korean children were significantly higher. There were significant regional differences, with higher performances among children from Seoul than from other areas. Children whose mothers had higher education levels showed higher performances than their counterparts. This trend was more apparent in the older age range. Gender differences were found in most subtests, with girls showing higher scores than boys. Conclusion: This study revealed cross-cultural differences in intellectual characteristics measured with the newly standardized K-WPPSI-IV. In addition, significant effects of socioeconomic variables such as region, maternal education level, and gender were found.

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