Search Results - "cognitive"

Using cognitive pretesting to improve the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index survey by Kovarik, Chiara, Malapit, Hazel J., Sproule, Kathryn

“…This presentation uses the example of cognitively pretesting the revised Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index in Uganda and Bangladesh to explore how this method was used to create a questionnaire that more accurately captures the challenging topic of women’s empowerment. …”
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Agro-advisory messaging in Kenya: Insights from Cognitive and Behavioural Analysis by Oberoi, Zeena, Moin, Marylin, Durazi, Aashyan, Ayoo, Liza, Vyas, Shalika

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Schooling, educational achievement, and cognitive functioning among young Guatemalan adults by Stein, Aryeh D., Behrman, Jere R., DiGirolamo, Ann, Grajeda, Ruben, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Ramakrishnan, Usha

“…We describe the distribution of selected measures of schooling, educational achievement, and cognitive functioning among individuals who participated as children in a nutrition supplementation trial in Guatemala and were followed up in 2002–04. …”
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The intergenerational legacy of the 1959–1961 Great Chinese Famine on children’s cognitive development by Tan, Chih Ming, Tan, Zhibo, Zhang, Xiaobo

Subjects: “…cognitive development…”
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Why we don’t change for climate change : motivational effects of different perspectives by Wallin, Adam

Subjects: “…social cognitive theory…”

Project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture: Results from cognitive testing in Myanmar by Lambrecht, Isabel B., Sproule, Kathryn, Synt, Nang Lun Kham, Ei Win, Hnin, Win, Khin Zin

“…This paper reports on the lessons learned from two rounds of pretesting and cognitive testing of the project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (pro-WEAI) in a total of five States/Regions in Myanmar. …”
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Optimal provision of information about consumption choices in the presence of a cognitive constraint by Saak, Alexander E.

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The cognitive link between geography and development: Iodine deficiency and schooling attainment in Tanzania by Field, Erica Marie, Robles, Omar, Torero, Máximo

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Mapping minds: How can cognitive mapping transform agro-advisory services? by Vyas, Shalika, Oberoi, Zeena, Moin, Marylin, Durazi, Aashyan, Ayoo, Liza

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Social cognitive drivers of farmer learning behaviour in the student-to-farmer university outreach in Uganda by Kalule, S.W., Sseguya, H., Ongeng, D., Karubanga, G.

“…Accordingly, this study aims to assess the role of social cognitive factors in farmer learning behaviour during university outreach. …”
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Sweet or not: Using information and cognitive dissonance to nudge children toward healthier food choices by Nguyen, Trang, de Brauw, Alan, Berg, Marrit van den

Subjects: “…cognition…”
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The Impact of Cash and Food Transfers Linked to Preschool Enrollment on Child Nutrition and Cognitive Outcomes by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Thus program impacts on educational, cognitive and nutritional outcomes are not well-understood, particularly in a field setting. …”
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The relationship of preterm and small for gestational age with child cognition during school-age years by Nguyen, Phuong Thi, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Tran, Lan Mai, Khuong, Long Quynh, Nguyen, Son Van, Young, Melissa F., DiGirolamo, Ann, Ramakrishnan, Usha

“…Background Children born preterm and/or small for gestational age (SGA) are at increased risk of poor cognitive outcomes, particularly in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). …”
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The impact of alternative food for education programs on learning achievement and cognitive development in Northern Uganda by Adelman, Sarah W., Alderman, Harold, Gilligan, Daniel O., Leher, Kim

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Relation between education, cognitive abilities and wages in the informal sector in Greater Khartoum (Sudan) by Salih, Mohamed

“…This thesis examined the effect of education and cognitive ability on the wages of educated people living in Khartoum-Sudan and working in the informal sector. …”
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Performance of laying hens in a cognitive bias task : effect of time since change of environment by Lindström, Lena

Subjects: “…cognitive bias…”

Social-cognitive factors influencing household decisions to grow orange-fleshed sweet potato in Uganda by Ndaula, S., Sseguya, H., Matsiko, F.

“…This study examined the role of social-cognitive factors in farmers’ decisions to cultivate orange-fleshed sweetpotato as a food-based approach to alleviating vitamin A deficiency among rural households in Uganda. …”
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Human-nature interactions in the Afrotropics: experiential and cognitive connections among urban residents in southern Nigeria by Awoyemi, A.G., Ibanez-Rueda, N., Guardiola, J., Ibanez-Alamo, J.D.

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It's all in the stars: The Chinese zodiac and the effects of parental investments on offspring's cognitive and noncognitive skill development by Tan, Chih Ming, Wang, Xiao, Zhang, Xiaobo

“…Parental investments in children's cognitive and noncognitive outcomes are deeply important to policymakers. …”
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Using cognitive interviewing to bridge the intent-interpretation gap for nutrition coverage survey questions in India by Ashok, Sattvika, Kim, Sunny S., Heidkamp, Rebecca A., Munos, Melinda K., Menon, Purnima, Avula, Rasmi

“…We conducted interviews to cognitively test 25 survey questions with mothers (N = 21) with children less than 1 year in Madhya Pradesh, India. …”
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