All children retold MAIN episode one with the most complexity and episode two with the least, regardless of age or language group¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r1 · q3
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Episode number significantly predicted GAO complexity, with episode one > episode three > episode two, and no interactions with language or age group. → Hayes 2026

Evidence¶

Hayes 2026¶

Hayes, R. L., and Kan, P. F. (2026). Shared and divergent patterns in narrative skills: comparing English monolingual and Japanese–English bilingual children. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1747702

q3 · i? · associational · r1

Linear mixed effects model on episode complexity (GAO elements) with subject as random effect. Episode one had a mean complexity score of 2.04, episode two 1.52, episode three 1.75; post-hoc tests showed episodes one vs two (p < 0.001) and one vs three (p < 0.05) differed, two vs three did not (p = 0.08).

"Episode number was significant, F(2, 106) = 11.71, p < 0.001, the interaction between Language group and Episode number was nonsignificant, F(2, 106) = 1.73, p = 0.18, Age group was significant, F(1, 53) = 5.5, p < 0.05, and the interaction between Age group and Episode number was not significant, F(2, 106) = 0.39, p = 0.68."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Age and Developmental Stage — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

• No macrostructure measure differs significantly between bilingual and monolingual children, while age improves story structure, internal state terms, comprehension, and aggregate scores but not structural complexity — related
• All narrative microstructure measures increase with age group, but only lexical diversity (NDW) differs between Japanese–English bilingual and English monolingual children — related
• Language × Age interactions show bilingual preschoolers had the lowest MLUm, NDW, and SI scores, while bilingual school-age children produced the most fragments — related