Development of an instrument for the assessment of indigenous conceptions of adaptive competencies of 4-9 year old rural Filipino children as an alternative to traditional intelligence measurement
Date of Publication
1984
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education major in Guidance and Counseling
Subject Categories
Counseling | Education
College
Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education
Department/Unit
Counseling and Educational Psychology
Thesis Adviser
Austin Church
Defense Panel Chair
Rose Marie Salazar
Defense Panel Member
Melecio Deauna
Leticia Azusano
Abstract/Summary
Statement of the Problem: Main Problem: This study aimed to develop an instrument assessing adaptive competencies with potential reliability and validity for 4-9 year old rural Filipino children. Sub-problems: Specifically, the study sought to answer the following questions: 1. Can indigenous (rural) conceptions of intelligent functioning for 4-9 year old children be identified and used to develop an instrument assessing adaptive competencies of 4-9 year old rural children? 2. Can inter-rater and internal consistency reliabilities of the developed instrument (or instrument's scales) be demonstrated? 3. How well do the scales of the instrument inter-correlate? Do they measure a single dimension of adaptive competence or are they independent of each other? 4. Does mean performance on the instrument (or its scales) increase with age? Does it differ meaningfully for males versus females? 5. Does the instrument correlate with the following criteria: a. school performance of the school-going children b. an indigenized Western type of traditional intelligence measurement? Procedure: This study made use of the descriptive-survey to investigate indigenous (rural) conceptions and behavioral exemplars of intelligent functioning for 4-9 year old children, and construct an assessment instrument on the basis of these conceptions.Indigenous adults in Lucsuhin, Silang, Cavite were interviewed about their conceptions of intelligent functioning for 4-9 year old children. Based on the list of conceptions and behavioral exemplars of intelligent functioning obtained from the interviews, an Adaptive Competencies Rating Form (ACRF) was constructed. Children aged 4-9 years in Lucsuhin, Cavite and in Bulacnin, Batangas were rated on the ACRF. An initial determination of reliability (inter-rater and internal consistency) and validity (mean age difference and correlations with school performance and an indigenized Western-type intelligence test) was done on the basis of the results of the ratings.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TG01349
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
228 leaves; 28 cm.
Keywords
Children -- Intelligence testing; Intellect
Recommended Citation
Velazco, G. A. (1984). Development of an instrument for the assessment of indigenous conceptions of adaptive competencies of 4-9 year old rural Filipino children as an alternative to traditional intelligence measurement. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/1111