The Contribution of Linguistic and Cognitive Measures to Listening Comprehension among Arabic-speaking Kindergartners

IF 1.1 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Literacy Research and Instruction Pub Date : 2020-01-02 DOI:10.1080/19388071.2019.1662143

Ibrahim A. Asadi

引用次数: 6

Abstract

ABSTRACT Listening comprehension (LC) is considered an important but complex skill that predicts later reading comprehension in various languages. In this study, we aimed at understanding the relationship of LC with different linguistic and cognitive components. For this purpose, 262 Arabic-speaking kindergartners participated in this study. Our regression results showed that both linguistic and cognitive measures explained 53% of the variance in LC. Regarding the linguistic measures, while vocabulary, syntactic knowledge and morphological knowledge contributed significantly to LC, the phonological awareness contribution was not significant. As for the cognitive measures, both working memory and speed of processing were found to contribute significantly to LC whereas the contribution of speed of processing was marginal. Our findings are discussed in the light of previous findings in the literature.

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语言和认知措施对阿拉伯语幼儿园儿童听力理解的贡献

摘要听力理解（LC）被认为是一项重要但复杂的技能，它可以预测各种语言的后期阅读理解。在本研究中，我们旨在了解LC与不同语言和认知成分的关系。为此，262名讲阿拉伯语的幼儿园儿童参与了这项研究。我们的回归结果表明，语言和认知测量都解释了53%的LC方差。在语言测量方面，虽然词汇、句法知识和形态知识对LC有显著贡献，但语音意识的贡献不显著。在认知测量方面，工作记忆和处理速度对LC有显著贡献，而处理速度的贡献很小。我们的发现是根据文献中先前的发现进行讨论的。

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Literacy Research and Instruction EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

CiteScore

2.70

自引率

8.30%

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期刊介绍： Literacy Research and Instruction (formerly Reading Research and Instruction), the official journal of the College Reading Association, is an international refereed professional journal that publishes articles dealing with research and instruction in reading education and allied literacy fields. The journal is especially focused on instructional practices and applied or basic research of special interest to reading and literacy educators. Peer Review Policy: All articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by reviewers.