Abstract
The association between executive function (EF) skills and Chinese word reading, and the moderating effect of grade were investigated among 200 primary students with Chinese as a second language (CSL). EF explained 7% of the variance in word reading, with inhibition and attention shifting as unique predictors. Similar results were found when separately examining the role of EF in single-character reading and two-character word reading. No significant moderating effect of grade was found in the present study. Findings highlighted the importance of EF skills, especially inhibition and attention shifting, to word reading among CSL learners. The non-significant moderating effect of grade demonstrates the sustained and stable demand of EF during word reading even among middle and higher grade CSL learners. Copyright © 2023 AERA.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - Apr 2023 |
| Event | 2023 Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association: "Interrogating Consequential Education Research in Pursuit of Truth" - Chicago, United States Duration: 13 Apr 2023 → 05 May 2023 https://www.aera.net/Events-Meetings/2023-Annual-Meeting |
Conference
| Conference | 2023 Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association: "Interrogating Consequential Education Research in Pursuit of Truth" |
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| Abbreviated title | AERA 2023 |
| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Chicago |
| Period | 13/04/23 → 05/05/23 |
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