Taweesin Visanuyothin, M.D. Patcharin Arunruang, MA.
Objective : This article has reviewed all National IQs survey in Thai children
in past 22 years.
Materials
and methods : Searching by using by Keywords are Intelligence Quotient survey,
and Thai children in electronic data and published papers during 1989-2008, and
used the content analysis.
Results : Seven large and significantly surveys were found. The main surveys
were collected from primary school aged 6-13, used the stratifi ed three-stages
cluster sampling. The IQ instruments were Thai Intelligence screening test
TONI-2, TONI-3 and WISC-III. Field surveyors depend on the studies, some use
primary health professionals, some use clinical psychologists in their studies.
The results have shown that mean IQs of Thai young children aged
3-5 have higher mean IQ (110.7) and children aged 6-18 are between 88 and 98.4.
Bangkok was often found the highest mean IQ, while northern region and southern
region were found the lowest mean IQs. Mean IQ score of children in city and urban
show higher score than in rural are. Girls tend to have higher IQ score than
boys in all studies.
Conclusion : The previous national IQs surveys show that school aged children
have IQs below 100, and also less than toddlers. However, the result can’t
conclude that Thai children get lower IQs when grow up due to the different
populations in each study and also used different measurements in each time,
resulting unable to compare the results. Thus government should set the
standard for the national IQs survey and timing for the purpose of plans and
Intelligence problem plans of Thai people.
Key words : Intelligence
Quotient survey, Thai children
Credit : Journal of Mental Health of Thailand 2012; 20(2)
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