Text-structure knowledge in passages and word problems mediates acquisition and cross-domain transfer effects¶

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q3 i? All 16 tested indirect (mediation) effects via TKWP or TKPA were statistically significantly different from 0. → Fuchs 2024

Evidence¶

Fuchs 2024¶

Fuchs, L. S., Seethaler, P. M., Sterba, S. K., Fuchs, D., Cutting, L. E., Mancilla-Martinez, J., Martin, B. L. N., & Espinas, D. (2024). Transfer between Reading Comprehension and Word-Problem Solving among Children with Learning Difficulty in Both Domains. Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000911

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Multilevel mediation models (Figure 2b) tested 16 X→M→Y pathways with mediators TKWP and TKPA; the article reports "each of the 16 indirect (mediation) effects tested was statistically significantly different from 0," with Monte Carlo 95% CIs excluding 0. Direct effects also remained significant in at least the illustrated pathways.

"each of the 16 indirect (mediation) effects tested was statistically significantly different from 0"

Discussion¶

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