Both groups' empirical semantic network measures differ from random networks, and the groups were matched on demographics and nonverbal intelligence¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r2 · q3
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q3 i? Empirical network measures (ASPL, CC, Q) for both groups were statistically different from random networks (all p's < 0.001). → Denervaud 2021 q3 i? Across gender, age, nonverbal intelligence, and parental SES, no significant group differences were found. → Denervaud 2021 (2)

Evidence¶

Denervaud 2021¶

Denervaud, S., Christensen, A. P., Kenett, Y. N. & Beaty, R. E. (2021). Education shapes the structure of semantic memory and impacts creative thinking. npj Science of Learning 6:35. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-021-00113-8

q3 · i? · associational · r2

Comparison of empirical group networks against 1000 simulated Erdös–Rényi random networks with the same nodes and edges. The empirical measures were "statistically different from random networks"; no effect size was printed.

"the simulated random network analysis revealed that the empirical network measures (ASPL, CC, and Q) for both groups were statistically different from random networks (all p's < 0.001)."

Denervaud 2021 (2)¶

q3 · i? · associational · r2

Chi-square and t tests on demographic variables and nonverbal intelligence for the 67 children (36 Montessori, 31 traditional). No significant differences were found; no effect size was printed for these null tests.

"Across gender, age, nonverbal intelligence, and parental SES, no signi ﬁcant differences were found, revealing comparable groups (Table 1)."

Discussion¶

Montessori-schooled children show shorter average shortest path length and lower modularity in their semantic networks than traditionally-schooled children — related

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Field	Value
`type`	`claim`
`id`	`network-measures-differ-from-random-groups-matched`
`title`	`Both groups' empirical semantic network measures differ from random networks, and the groups were matched on demographics and nonverbal intelligence`
`description`	`Both groups' empirical semantic network measures differ from random networks, and the groups were matched on demographics and nonverbal intelligence`
`status`	`review`
`evidence_strength`	`moderate`
`newest_evidence`	`2021`
`generated`	by `process:wiki-ingest` on `2026-10-26`
`trust`	unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content
`sources`	2 — `denervaud-2021`, `denervaud-2021-2`

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