"At three years of age, we can see the future": Cognitive skills and the life cycle of rural Chinese children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While the Chinese education system has seen massive improvements over the past few decades, there still exists large academic achievement gaps between rural and urban areas, which threaten China's long-term development. Additionally, recent literature has underscored the importance of early childhood development (ECD) in later-life human capital development.

Objectives

We analyze the lifecycle of cognitive development and learning outcomes in rural Chinese children by first examining if ECD outcomes affect cognition levels, then seeing if cognitive delays persist as children grow, and finally exploring connections between cognition and education outcomes.

Methods

We combine data from four recent studies examining different age groups (0-3, 4-5, 10-11, 13-14

SUBMITTER: Zhou H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7963364 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature