ERIC Number: EJ1072873
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 41
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0270-2711
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Investigating Predictors of Listening Comprehension in Third-, Seventh-, and Tenth-Grade Students: A Dominance Analysis Approach
Tighe, Elizabeth L.; Spencer, Mercedes; Schatschneider, Christopher
Reading Psychology, v36 n8 p700-740 2015
This study rank ordered the contributive importance of several predictors of listening comprehension for third, seventh, and tenth graders. Principal components analyses revealed that a three-factor solution with fluency, reasoning, and working memory components provided the best fit across grade levels. Dominance analyses indicated that fluency and reasoning were the strongest predictors of third-grade listening comprehension. Reasoning emerged as the strongest predictor of seventh- and tenth-grade listening comprehension. These findings suggest a shift in the contributive importance of predictors to listening comprehension across development (i.e., grade levels). The implications of our findings for educators and researchers are discussed.
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Listening Comprehension, Grade 3, Grade 7, Grade 10, Factor Analysis, Logical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Short Term Memory, Verbal Ability, Nonverbal Ability, Reading Fluency, Oral Reading, Reading Tests, Age Differences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 3; Primary Education; Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 10; High Schools
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Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH); Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Location: Florida
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test; Gray Oral Reading Test
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: HD052120; R305B090021; R305B040074