All Outputs (3)

Nutrition, growth, and other factors associated with early cognitive and motor development in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review (2020)
Journal Article
Pitchford, N. J., Outhwaite, L. A., French, B., Langley-Evans, S. C., French, B., Outhwaite, L. A., & Pitchford, N. J. (2020). Nutrition, growth, and other factors associated with early cognitive and motor development in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.12795

© 2020 The British Dietetic Association Ltd. Background: Food insecurity, poverty and exposure to infectious disease are well-established drivers of malnutrition in children in Sub-Saharan Africa. Early development of cognitive and motor skills – the... Read More about Nutrition, growth, and other factors associated with early cognitive and motor development in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.

Neuropsychological outcomes of children with Optic Pathway Glioma (2020)
Journal Article
Papini, C., Dineen, R. A., Walker, D. A., Thomas, S., & Pitchford, N. J. (2020). Neuropsychological outcomes of children with Optic Pathway Glioma. Scientific Reports, 10(1), Article 3344. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-59896-2

Optic Pathway Glioma (OPG) is a relatively common brain tumour in childhood; however, there is scarce understanding of neuropsychological sequelae in these survivors. In this study, 12 children with diagnosis of OPG before 6 years of age received a c... Read More about Neuropsychological outcomes of children with Optic Pathway Glioma.

Language Counts when Learning Mathematics with Interactive Apps (2020)
Journal Article
Outhwaite, L., Gulliford, A., & Pitchford, N. (2020). Language Counts when Learning Mathematics with Interactive Apps. British Journal of Educational Technology, 51(6), 2326-2339. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.12912

When available in multiple languages, educational apps can deliver the same mathematics instruction in the child’s first language or different language of instruction. This pilot study examined the feasibility of efficacy of a maths app intervention... Read More about Language Counts when Learning Mathematics with Interactive Apps.