A guide to the cognitive measures in five British birth cohort studies

Explore the measures used to assess diverse aspects of cognition within and across five British birth cohort studies

This guide was created as part of CLOSER Work Package 19: Assessment and harmonisation of cognitive measures in British birth cohorts.

Introduction

• Background & instruction on using this guide

Explore the measures by life stage

• Childhood
• Adulthood

Explore the measures by cohort study

• 1946 National Survey of Health and Development (NSHD)
• 1958 National Child Development Study (NCDS)
• 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70)
• Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC)
• Millennium Cohort Study (MCS)

Learn about harmonisation feasibility and explore the measures by cognitive ability domain

• Explanatory guidance and table overview

Download the cognitive measures guide

• Download the original report on the cognitive measures (PDF)
• Download the second report on harmonisation feasibility (PDF)

Watch an overview of the cognitive measures guide

• Download the presentation slides [PDF]

Further information

• Acknowledgements and copyright information for this guide
• References for this guide

Note the information in this guide is valid as of January 2020.

This guide was written by Vanessa Moulton, Eoin McElroy, Marcus Richards, Emla Fitzsimons, Kate Northstone, Gabriella Conti, George B. Ploubidis, Alice Sullivan, and Dara O’Neill.

To cite the guide, please use the following suggested citation:

Moulton, V., McElroy, E., Richards, M., Fitzsimons, E., Northstone, K., Conti, G., Ploubidis, G.B., Sullivan, A., & O’Neill, D. (2020). A guide to the cognitive measures in five British birth cohort studies. London, UK: CLOSER.