The Effect of Training on Pictorial Depth Perception among Nigerian Primary School Children.
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1985-07
Authors
Makanju, O.A.O
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University of Lagos
Abstract
The aim of the study was to establish the effectiveness of a non-test specific method for
training children in pictorial depth perception. Subjects were drawn from two primary
schools in Lagos, one designated Upper Socio-Economic School (USS). The other Lower
Socio-Economic School (LSS). The classification into socio-economic classes was based on
the earning power and educational achievement of parents of children attending such
school.
Four hundred children, 40 (20 male, 20 female) from grade 1 to 5 in each school took part.
In each grade, 20 subjects (10 male, 10 female) were assigned to either a control or an
experimental groups. The experimental group were given an initial test using the Hudson's
'huntingscene' pictures (pre-test), then underwent a training programme utilising five
different training materials before taking a post-training test (post-test). Training materials
included Collin's recognition of incomplete drawings test, Elkind's picture ambiguity test,
while others were Mckay's new embedded-figures test, Jahoda's spatial-perceptual task and
the 'draw-in-hidden-edge' test. Six months after the post-test, a retention test was carried
out. The control group's participation was the same except that they did not undergo any
training.
The results of the experiments and the analysis of variance carried out indicated that:
1. Children from the U.S.S. performed significantly better on the pre- and post tests than the
L.S.S. subjects.
2. Level of formal education significantly affected the ability to interpret pictures in threedimensions.
3. There were no significant sex differences on the tasks.
4. A 'non-test-specific' method of training subjects produced a greater understanding of
depicted depth, and such effects were shown to be reliable over time.
5. Training effect on performance was significantly greater for the U.S.S. children than L.S.S.
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Keywords
Pictorial Depth , Training , Training Method , Socio- Economic
Citation
Makanju, O.A.O (1985), The Effect of Training on Pictorial Depth Perception among Nigerian Primary School Children, University of Lagos School of Postgraduate Studies Phd Thesis and Dissertation Abstracts, 237pp.