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Age and individual differences in language abilities: from kindergarten to secondary school
Citation
Kotov, R., & Lee, K. (2009, November). Age and individual differences in language abilities: From kindergarten to secondary school (Report No. CRP 05/06 KL & CRP 05/07 KL). National Institute of Education (Singapore), Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice.
Author
Kotov, Roman
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Lee, Kerry
Subjects
Abstract
The present paper reports several findings on the cognitive underpinnings of narrative development in Singaporean context. We were primarily interested in the interplay between narrative abilities and development in working memory and executive functioning. The data also provided useful information on the narrative proficiency of English- and Chinese-speaking Singaporean preschool and primary school students. It was found that one of the executive functions, updating, is strongly related to both narrative fluency and narrative content measures. Another executive function, switching, predicted the variance in those narrative measures that tap plot construction and encoding of the protagonist’s intentions. These findings are important for understanding of the role of domain-general cognitive mechanisms in language development.
Date Issued
November 2009
Call Number
LB1028.25.S55 C77 2009/05
Description
Note: Restricted to NIE staff
Project
CRP 05/06 KL
CRP 05/07 KL