确定从早期认知技能到成人社会经济结果的预测的开始和程度
Sara A Schmitt1, Robert J Duncan2, Tanya M Paes3
1Department of Special Education and Clinical Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA.
Child development
|August 4, 2025
概括
早期的认知能力显著预测到36个月的教育成就. 虽然这些早期的认知能力与成年人的工资有一定的关联,但教育成果的预测能力更强. 这凸显了早期发育的重要性.
科学领域:
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 认知科学 认知科学
- 社会经济研究 社会经济研究
背景情况:
- 儿童早期的认知发展对于长期的生活结果至关重要.
- 了解认知技能对社会经济地位的精确时间和影响对于有针对性的干预措施至关重要.
- 之前的研究已经探索了早期认知和以后的生活成功之间的联系,但发展轨迹和特定技能贡献需要进一步阐明.
研究的目的:
- 确定从早期认知技能到成人社会经济结果的预测的开始和程度.
- 确定哪些特定的认知技能,从15到54个月测量,预测26岁的教育成就和薪水.
- 检查随着时间的推移,早期认知预测能力的发育变化.
主要方法:
- 纵向研究设计追踪从婴儿期开始的认知发展.
- 1364名参与者的多样化样本,具有人口和社会经济数据.
- 统计分析,以评估早期认知技能与成人教育程度和工资之间的预测关系.
主要成果:
- 在15至36个月之间,通过认知技能解释的教育成就差异显著增加.
- 与教育程度相比,认知技能与26岁的工资的关联不太明显.
- 早期认知对社会经济结果的预测能力在生命的头几年发展.
结论:
- 早期的认知发展,特别是在15至36个月之间,在塑造未来的教育成就方面发挥着至关重要的作用.
- 虽然早期的认知技能对成年人的收入有一定的预测价值,但这种关联似乎比教育更弱.
- 研究结果支持早期认知评估对于识别可能受益于旨在改善长期社会经济发展轨迹的发展干预措施的儿童的重要性.
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