Morphological awareness has significant indirect effects on reading comprehension via word reading (β = .140) and vocabulary knowledge (β = .190)¶
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q4 i1 The indirect effect of MA on reading comprehension via word reading was β = .140. → Zhang 2023
q4 i1 The indirect effect of MA on reading comprehension via vocabulary knowledge was β = .190. → 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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TSSEM Stage 2 analysis of the pooled correlation matrix (k = 107, N = 21,818) estimated indirect effects as the product of component paths. Effects were "β = .140 [.105, .177]" via word reading and "β = .190 [.160, .221]" via vocabulary knowledge, indicating partial mediation.
"The indirect effects of MA on reading comprehension were also significant: β = .140 [.105, .177] and β = .190 [.160, .221] for the routes via word reading and vocabulary knowledge, respectively."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Decoding — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
- Morphological Awareness — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
- Reading and Language — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
- Vocabulary — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
- Older readers showed a stronger indirect effect of MA on reading comprehension via vocabulary knowledge, with a converse pattern via word reading — related
- Morphological awareness has a significant direct effect on reading comprehension controlling for word reading and vocabulary knowledge (β = .146) — 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 significant indirect effects on reading comprehension via word reading (β = .140) and vocabulary knowledge (β = .190) |
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Morphological awareness has significant indirect effects on reading comprehension via word reading (β = .140) and vocabulary knowledge (β = .190) |
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2023 |
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