Cognitive skills are a key dimension for child development and for the promotion of learning opportunities, yet substantial challenges remain to measure cognitive skills in large, population-based samples in low- and middle-income settings.
In 2013, the Young Lives study administered RACER, a novel tablet-based test to measure children’s foundational cognitive skills (including executive functioning) in Ethiopia and Peru. This technical note has five objectives. First, to describe each of the tasks administered. Second, to describe the protocols used to administer the tasks in both country samples. Third, to describe the cognitive outcomes that are constructed based on the data collected. Fourth, to report on differences in cognitive outcomes by socio-demographic characteristics. Finally, we provide advice for future data users (data to be released in August 2024).
For more on Young Lives current work on foundational cognitive skills, visit our webpage here
Cognitive skills are a key dimension for child development and for the promotion of learning opportunities, yet substantial challenges remain to measure cognitive skills in large, population-based samples in low- and middle-income settings.
In 2013, the Young Lives study administered RACER, a novel tablet-based test to measure children’s foundational cognitive skills (including executive functioning) in Ethiopia and Peru. This technical note has five objectives. First, to describe each of the tasks administered. Second, to describe the protocols used to administer the tasks in both country samples. Third, to describe the cognitive outcomes that are constructed based on the data collected. Fourth, to report on differences in cognitive outcomes by socio-demographic characteristics. Finally, we provide advice for future data users (data to be released in August 2024).
For more on Young Lives current work on foundational cognitive skills, visit our webpage here