The bilingual advantage on hard Symbol Math items replicated in Experiment 2 with executive control and SES measures¶
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q3 i2 Experiment 2 (N=105) replicated the bilingual advantage on hard Symbol Math items (ηp² = 0.06) after controlling for basic math. → Mielicki 2017
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Mielicki 2017¶
Mielicki, M. K., Kacinik, N. A., & Wiley, J. (2017). Bilingualism and symbolic abstraction: Implications for algebra learning. Learning and Instruction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2017.03.002
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Experiment 2 with 105 undergraduates (64 bilingual, 41 monolingual) replicated Experiment 1's ANCOVA design with basic math as covariate, adding executive control and SES measures. The follow-up test again showed the effect "onlyontheharditems,F(1,102)=6.49,p <0.01, ηp 2 =0.06", a printed effect size of ηp² = 0.06.
"bilingualismeffectonlyontheharditems,F(1,102)=6.49,p <0.01, ηp 2 =0.06."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Reading and Language — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
- Early bilinguals outperform monolinguals on the hard items of the Symbol Math task in Experiment 1 — related
- The bilingual advantage on hard items cannot be attributed to SES differences — related
- No bilingual advantage in executive control or working memory in Experiment 2 — related
- Bilinguals may have a specific advantage in transferring understanding of novel symbolic rules to new contexts — related
- Bilinguals and monolinguals do not differ on basic math performance in either experiment — related
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The bilingual advantage on hard Symbol Math items replicated in Experiment 2 with executive control and SES measures |
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The bilingual advantage on hard Symbol Math items replicated in Experiment 2 with executive control and SES measures |
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