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

Haomin (Stanley) Zhang (), Zhaohan Xu and Xiaoqian Xu
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Haomin (Stanley) Zhang: East China Normal University
Zhaohan Xu: University College London
Xiaoqian Xu: Shanghai World Foreign Language School

Palgrave Communications, 2023, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-8

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2023
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