Re: Mental achievement tests--was: intestinal worms

[Judy Ladinsky <jlladins@facstaff.wisc.edu>]

At 05:22 AM 4/7/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Re: worms 
>
>Dear Dr Ladinsky,
>
>Thank you very much for your information.
>
>Is this a test that only Bach Mai Hosp is using? If so, it
>might not be suitable.
>
>The trial design involves giving treatment to some schools
>and placebo to others and monitor physical and mental development
>in the two groups of schools. If we need each school to perform
>uncustomary tests a number of times for all of its pupils, it might be costly 
>and there might be problems in recruitment, compliance and missing data that 
>complicate analysis. It is simplest and most effective to use tests that
>schools are already performing, if these tests are nationally, or at least
>regionally standardised. 
>
>I hope the forum members who have recent knowledge or experience of
>schools in Vietnam can help me with the following info:
>
>1) Do all grades take exams at the end of every year?  
>2) Which of these exams are nationally standardised? The ones for going
>from grade 5 to 6? Tu' ta`i 1? Tu' ta`i 2? Others?
>
>Re: HIV
>
>Dear Dr Ladinsky and anh Tuan,
>
>The HIV project that my siter works in is as follows:
>
>They observe women with HIV and try to identify factors, eg socio-economics,
>ethnic, way of life, that might correlate with HIV transmission to their 
>infants. For example, they identified that breast feeding is high risk.
>
>She would be happy to talk to you about the project and to hear from you
>about the work in Vietnam. Her name is Trinh Duong, her email is
>tduong@ich.ucl.ac.uk.          
>
>Huy
Dear Huy
     The Denver developmental test is now being used in many places in Vietnam.
     I gave you the person-Dr. Hinh at Bach Mai to ask for a copy in Vietnamese
     Developmental testing is done on a one-to one basis.  It is not
suitable for whole classes.
      Yes it would be costly both in money and manpower, that is why I asked
you if you
      have resources to carry out such a study.   Schools are not routinely
testing development in
       students.  They do not do it in the US either.   The exams given to
students in VN schools are
     tests of academic achievement not developmental.  They also do not have
nationally standardized
     tests except for college admission and that is no longer nationally
standardized-it is given by each University
         I hope this info is what you wanted.  If you have further questions
let me know
              Judy Ladinsky

    RE: HIV
           If your sister has questions concerning HIV in Vietnam have her
contact me
              at JLLADINS@facstaff,wisc,edu>