La Fonction Psychometrique Des Enigmes Traditionelles Africaines
Titel:
La Fonction Psychometrique Des Enigmes Traditionelles Africaines
Auteur:
Ngub'usim, Mpey-Nka
Verschenen in:
International journal of psychology
Paginering:
Jaargang 23 (1988) nr. 1-6 pagina's 489-503
Jaar:
1988
Inhoud:
Within the context of the problems raised by the use of tests in Africa, this study attempts to demonstrate how traditional practices can improve the situation, by proposing that enigmas be used as a psychometric instrument. In fact, this well known and widely used game in Africa is one of the major components of the oral tradition and as such, performs various important functions, as, for instance, the acquisition and evaluation of basic knowledge and vocabulary, while favoring the acquisition of a sense of competition in children. Presenting a new outlook on the practice of this traditional game in the African milieu, this paper describes the process by which the author, through many experimental studies carried out in Zaire, is attempting to build a test measuring creativity.
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