TURKISH CHILDRENS PERFORMANCE ON DENVER II - EFFECT OF SEX AND MOTHERS EDUCATION

One thousand and ninety-one healthy Turkish children were tested with the Denver II developmental screening test and the data were analysed for sex and sociocultural differences. Few and inconsistent difference s were observed. between boys and girls. On the other hand, there were marked differences between sociocultural groups, particularly in term s of fine motor and language areas and in older preschool children. Th e effect of maternal education on the child's development is more impo rtant in countries where preschool education is not commonly available . Whether this effect diminishes after 1 or 2 years of schooling is to be investigated.