THE CORRELATION BETWEEN HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE AND THE

LEVEL OF INTELLIGENCE IN CHILDREN WITH MENTAL

RETARDATION

Presented by
Tea Febriana Dewi
20100310171

Faculty of Medicine & Health Science

Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta
2013

INTRODUCTION
Background

Prevalence of Mental
Retardation

The knowledge about

intelligence level of mental
retardation in children

Research
Question
Is there
correlation
between head
cicumference and
the level of
intelligence in
children with
mental
retardation?

The Aim of Research

Correlation between head

circumference and the level of
intelligence in children with
mental retardation?

D. Research Benefit

Giving scientific evidence

E. The Originality Of Research

The old research

The new research

J.philippe & C.Davison (2009)

Whole Brain Size and General
Mental Ability

Similar: to know the level

intelligence with head size

Daniza et al., (2003)

Head Size and Intelligence,
Learning, Nutritional Status
and Brain Development Head,
IQ, Learning, Nutrition and
Brain

Difference: to know the

correlation with whole brain,
measured external and internal
skull dimensions

LITERATURE REVIEW

B. Conceptual Framework
Nutritional
status

Golden age

Education of
parent

Head
circumferenc
e

Parenting

Hippocampu
s and
amygdala

Economic
sosio
Eksternal
Factor

Internal factor
Level of
intelligence

C. Hypothesis

There is a correlation between head

circumference and intelligence in children with
mental retardation

RESEARCH METHOD

Research desaign
Observasional analytic Cross Sectional
Place and Time
SLB in Yogyakarta
Juli-Desember
Population and sample
Population: mental retardation in children in Sekolah
Luar Biasa Negeri inYogyakarta
Sample: total sampling

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria
a. Mental retardation in
SLBN Yogyakarta
b. Healthy
c. Secondary data

Exclusion criteria
a. Hydrocephalus
b. Absent
c. No data secondary

D. Variable of research

Independent
variable

Head
Circumference

Dependent
variable

Level of
Intelligence

E. Operational Definition

Head
Circumference
Level of
intelligence

F. Research Instrument

Measuring tape with accuracy figures 0.1 cm, ratio scale

Procedure
Asking for
permissio
n
Head
circumference
Secondar
y data

Analyze data

DATA ANALYSIS

Normality Test
(shapiro wilk)

Head
circumference

Pearson

Result
Cross sectional
P= 0,897

(p >0,05)

Discussion

Conclusion
There are not relation between head
circumference and the level of intelligence
in mental retardation children

1.

2.

Further research needs to be done regarding corellation

between head cicumference and the level of intelligence
in mental retardartion children
Further research needs more samples

Suggestion

Thank you so much