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ERIC Number: EJ328542
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1985
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Bilingual Cognitive Development: Addressing Three Gaps in Current Research.
Diaz, Rafael M.
Child Development, v56 n6 p1376-88 Dec 1985
Results question the validity of Cummins's threshold hypothesis and suggest that degree of bilingualism is related to variability in cognitive measures only before a certain threshold of proficiency in the second language is attained. A cause-effect model in which degree of bilingualism appears as the causal factor affecting children's cognitive abilities was supported. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Kindergarten Children, Language Proficiency, Longitudinal Studies, Models, Primary Education, Spanish Speaking, Threshold Level (Languages), Verbal Ability
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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