Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/19906
Title: | Sex differences and variability in phonological sensitivity among primary school children |
Authors: | Martinelli, Victor |
Keywords: | Children -- Language -- Case studies Cognitive psychology Sex differences in education |
Issue Date: | 2013 |
Publisher: | University of Malta. Faculty of Education |
Citation: | Martinelli, V. (2013). Sex differences and variability in phonological sensitivity among primary school children. Malta Review of Educational Research, 7(1), 1-26. |
Abstract: | Sex differences in phonological sensitivity and awareness were assessed using well-established linguistic measures in translation in a two-year longitudinal study on a sample of 136 children during their first two years at school. Girls obtained significantly higher means on a number of measures of phonological sensitivity but not on tests of ability (Coloured Progressive Matrices) (Cohen’s d with Hedges adjustment for sample size = .18). The results suggest that girls possess superior phonological skills on entry to school at age 5 years, are better able to utilise their literacy learning experiences to bring them to bear on phonological awareness tasks, and have a lower variance ratio than boys do. There is some support in this study for the notion that girls have somewhat better developed phonological loop memory skills than boys do. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/19906 |
ISSN: | 17269725 |
Appears in Collections: | MRER, Volume 7, Issue 1 MRER, Volume 7, Issue 1 Scholarly Works - FacEduES |
Files in This Item:
File | Description | Size | Format | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. SEX DIFFERENCES AND VARIABILITY IN PHONOLOGICAL SENSITIVITY AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN.pdf | 1.16 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
Items in OAR@UM are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.