Morphological awareness has a significant direct effect on reading comprehension controlling for word reading and vocabulary knowledge (β = .146)¶
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q4 i1 MA significantly predicts reading comprehension over and above word reading and vocabulary knowledge (β = .146). → Zhang 2023
Evidence¶
Zhang 2023¶
Zhang, D., Ke, S. (E.), & Mo, Y. (2023). Morphology in Reading Comprehension Among School-Aged Readers of English: A Synthesis and Meta-Analytic Structural Equation Modeling Study. Journal of Educational Psychology, 115(5), 683–699. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000797
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Stage 2 TSSEM fitted the theory-driven path model to the pooled correlation matrix (k = 107, N = 21,818). The model showed good fit (CFI = 0.994, RMSEA = 0.039). The direct effect was "β = .146 [.082, .208]", controlling for word reading and vocabulary knowledge.
"For the direct effect of MA on reading comprehension over and above word reading and vocabulary knowledge, β = .146 [.082, .208]."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Morphological Awareness — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
- Reading and Language — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
- Morphological awareness has significant indirect effects on reading comprehension via word reading (β = .140) and vocabulary knowledge (β = .190) — related
- Morphological instruction improves word-level literacy outcomes (decoding, spelling, vocabulary, morphological knowledge) but shows no reliable effect on reading comprehension — related
- Morphological Instruction Improves Vocabulary — related
- The correlation between morphological awareness and reading comprehension is r = .536 in school-aged readers of English — related
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Morphological awareness has a significant direct effect on reading comprehension controlling for word reading and vocabulary knowledge (β = .146) |
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Morphological awareness has a significant direct effect on reading comprehension controlling for word reading and vocabulary knowledge (β = .146) |
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