A Comparison of the Results of Gong's Nonverbal Test Between Urban and Rural Chi ldren / 中国临床心理学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective: To compare the results of Gong's Nonverbal Intelligence Test between urban and rural children.Methods: A total of 134 male and 129 fema le rural children of 8～12 years were tested with the Gong's Nonverbal Intellige nce Test. Results: The rural children ob tained significantly l ower scores (P<0.05) on all sub-tests except for Digit Symbol of the test, a s co mpared to urban children matched for age and sex.Conclusion: There was significant difference betwe en rural and urban children in intelligence as assessed by the Gong's Nonverbal Intelligence Test.