Exploring Cognitive Skills and Academic Outcomes of Poverty-Affected English Language Learners in Indian Primary Schools
Keywords:
cognitive processes, reading, comprehension, math competence, poverty
Abstract
This study investigates the cognitive performance of primary school children in India who are English Language Learners (ELL) and live in poverty. Cognitive performance was assessed using the Das-Naglieri Cognitive Assessment System (CAS2 was not constructed). There is a scarcity of studies on participants who are both ELL and live in poverty, and many such children are often found to be intellectually deficient. This study examines the performance in PASS measures (Planning, Attention, Simultaneous, Successive) and their correlation with academic achievement, particularly in reading and mathematics. We assessed the performance of 80 primary school students residing in slum areas (mean age: 9.8 years), matched in age and grade with 70 regular school students from areas outside the slum (mean age: 9.11 years). It was hypothesized that ELL regular school students would exhibit average Das-Naglieri CAS scores as per established American norms.
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