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Morphological awareness in arithmetic word-problem solving among Chinese early adolescents

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Morphological awareness in arithmetic word-problem solving among Chinese early adolescents

H. (. Zhang, Z. Xu, et al.

This fascinating study by Haomin (Stanley) Zhang, Zhaohan Xu, and Xiaoqian Xu delves into how morphological awareness plays a critical role in solving arithmetic word problems among Chinese early adolescents. Discover the significant correlations found, especially the unique association between recognizing compound words and problem-solving skills.... show more
Abstract
The current study explored a specific reading subskill, morphological awareness, in arithmetic word-problem solving among Chinese early adolescent students (N = 668, mean age = 11.3 years). Participants completed measures of Chinese morphological awareness, receptive vocabulary as well as arithmetic word-problem solving. Drawing upon multivariate analyses (hierarchical multiple regression and path analysis), the study showed that morphological awareness facets collectively contributed to arithmetic word-problem solving above and beyond age and receptive vocabulary. More specifically, recognition and discrimination of compound words were uniquely associated with word-problem-solving skills. The current study highlights the uniqueness of Chinese morphological awareness in structural linguistic input, and the facilitative effect of morphological awareness on arithmetic problem-solving.
Publisher
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Published On
Dec 02, 2023
Authors
Haomin (Stanley) Zhang, Zhaohan Xu, Xiaoqian Xu
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-02416-0
Tags
morphological awareness
arithmetic
word-problem solving
Chinese adolescents
compound words

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