Age did not significantly predict language learning aptitude in this adult sample¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i? The correlation between age and language learning aptitude did not reach significance (r = -0.27, p = .070), though it was in the expected direction. → Manuela Macedonia 2023

Evidence¶

Manuela Macedonia 2023¶

Manuela Macedonia, Brian Mathias, Astrid E. Lehner, Susanne M. Reiterer, Claudia Repetto. (2023). Grasping Virtual Objects Benefits Lower Aptitude Learners' Acquisition of Foreign Language Vocabulary. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-023-09835-0

q3 · i? · causal · r2

Correlational analysis in the same sample of 46 adults (ages 19–68). The article reports "r (46) = − 0.27, p = .070"; the fourth hypothesis was not supported.

"The correlation between age and language learning aptitude did not reach significance (r (46) = − 0.27, p = .070), although it was in the expected direction (higher aptitude scores for younger participants)."

Discussion¶

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