No significant subgroup difference was found in the magnitude of the direct effect of MA on reading comprehension for any moderator (except lower elementary non-significance)¶
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q4 i? Multi-group path analyses showed no significant subgroup difference in the magnitude of the direct effect of MA on reading comprehension for language status or age/grade moderators. → 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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Multi-group path analyses placed equality constraints on the direct paths across subgroups defined by language status, age/grade, and task modality. No significant differences emerged in the direct effect magnitude, though the lower elementary subgroup's direct effect was itself non-significant.
"Multi-group path analyses showed no significant subgroup difference in the magnitude of the direct effect of MA on reading comprehension for any moderator."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- English-Learner Status — moderator: an instructional effect differs with it
- Morphological Awareness — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
- The correlation between morphological awareness and reading comprehension is r = .536 in school-aged readers of English — related
- Older readers showed a stronger indirect effect of MA on reading comprehension via vocabulary knowledge, with a converse pattern via word reading — related
- Age moderates the vocabulary-to-reading paths (effects increase with age) but not the fluency model or any SES paths — related
- Structural paths did not differ significantly across AI usage-frequency groups, though exploratory coefficients varied numerically — related
- Bilingual readers showed a smaller indirect effect of MA on reading comprehension via word reading than monolinguals — related
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No significant subgroup difference was found in the magnitude of the direct effect of MA on reading comprehension for any moderator (except lower elementary non-significance) |
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No significant subgroup difference was found in the magnitude of the direct effect of MA on reading comprehension for any moderator (except lower elementary non-significance) |
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