Comparison of Semantic Memory Function between Bilingual and Monolingual Children with Specific Learning Difficulties

Autor: Hamzeh Mohammadi, Javad Hatami, Jamil Mansouri, Davood Mafakheri, Soroush Ranjbar
Jazyk: perština
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: پژوهش‌های کاربردی روانشناختی, Vol 13, Iss 3, Pp 261-274 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2251-8126
2676-4504
DOI: 10.22059/japr.2021.304086.643541
Popis: The purpose of the present study was to compare semantic memory in monolingual and bilingual children with specific learning disabilities. The research design was fundamental and causal-comparative. A number of 60 children including 30 monolingual (Persian, 15 boys and 15 girls) children from Tehran and 30 bilingual children (Kurdish-Persian, 15 boys and 15 girls) from Javanrood city in 2019-2020 were recruited from special learning disabilities rehabilitation centers using accessible sampling. Data were collected using 4-versions of the Wechsler Intelligence Test (WISC-IV) and the Semantic Memory Test (SMT). Descriptive and inferential statistical methods such as mean, standard deviation, independent t-test, and Friedman test were performed using SPSS-21. The results showed that the semantic memory performance of the monolingual children was better than that of the bilingual children (t=5.40, P
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