The Effect of Schooling on Basic Cognition in Selected Nordic Countries

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2017
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Abstract
The present study investigated schooling effects on cognition. Cognitive data were collected as part of a research project (ProMeal) that investigated school meals and measured the intake of school lunch in relation to children’s health, cognitive function, and classroom learning in four Nordic countries, among children between 10–11 years of age. It was found that Finnish pupils attending 4th grade were not, on any measure, outperformed by Norwegian and Icelandic pupils attending 5th and Swedish pupils attending 4th grade on a task measuring working memory capacity, processing speed, inhibition, and in a subsample on response- and attention control. Moreover, boys were found to perform superior to girls on tasks measuring processing speed. However, girls were found to perform better on tasks related to attention and self-control. The results are discussed in relation to the reciprocal association between cognition and schooling and whether these results reflect quality differences between schools in the four Nordic countries; most notably in comparison to Finland.
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Authors Jonsson, Bert;Waling, Maria;Olafsdottir, Anna S.;Lagström, Hanna;Wergedahl, Hege;Olsson, Cecilia;Fossgard, Eldbjørg;Holthe, Asle;Talvia, Sanna;Gunnarsdottir, Ingibjorg;Hörnell, Agneta;
Journal europe's journal of psychology
Year 2017
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http://ejop.psychopen.eu/article/view/1339
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Biology (General) Medicine (General) environmental sciences psychology economic history and conditions social history and conditions. social problems. social reform

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