| Abstract: | Recall of time-related and non time-related verbal material by indigenous Papua New Guinean and expatriate European schoolchildren was compared, using a technique reported by Deregowski (1970). At Grade 2 level, the expatriate sample performed significantly better on time-related items, but there was no difference between the groups on the non-temporal items. A further study was conducted with Grade 4 subjects at Waigani multi-racial school and no difference was found between indigenous and expatriate subjects. Grade 4 students at Kila-Kila indigenous school performed at about the same level as Waigani Grade 2 subjects. The results were compared with those reported from Zambia by Deregowski. |
