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Capio CM, Cheung SK, Fung SSW, Hu X. Integrating Fundamental Movement Skills and Mathematics in Early Childhood: A Pilot Study. Children (Basel) 2024; 11:457. [PMID: 38671674 PMCID: PMC11048741 DOI: 10.3390/children11040457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2024] [Revised: 04/04/2024] [Accepted: 04/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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This project involved a co-design process involving researchers and kindergarten teachers to produce learning activities that integrated fundamental movement skills (FMS) and mathematics. We piloted the co-designed activities (i.e., motor-math program) in a local kindergarten and examined the effects on FMS proficiency, mathematics skills, and accrued physical activity (PA). The participants comprised pupils (N = 39) from two matched kindergarten classes, in which we compared the motor-math program with typical mathematics lessons. All participants wore pedometers to measure their number of steps during class, one day per week. FMS proficiency (i.e., locomotor, object control) and mathematics skills (numeracy, geometry, math problem solving) were measured before and after implementation. Significant improvements in locomotor and object control skills were found only in the pilot group (p < 0.001); there were no differences in the changes in mathematics skills between the pilot and comparison groups. During implementation days, the participants in the pilot group accrued significantly greater step counts (p < 0.001) than those in the comparison group. Participating in the motor-math program appears to have benefits associated with improvements in FMS proficiency and accrued PA time, suggesting a promising potential for integrated activities as a means of PA promotion in kindergarten settings. Future work that examines the effects of the integration of movement with mathematics should consider randomization, greater sample size, and a longer intervention period.
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- Catherine M. Capio
- Department of Physiotherapy, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Early Childhood Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong SAR, China; (S.K.C.); (X.H.)
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- School of Arts and Humanities, Tung Wah College, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China;
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- Department of Early Childhood Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong SAR, China; (S.K.C.); (X.H.)
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Liu Q, Huang J, Caldwell MP, Cheung SK, Cheung H, Siu TSC. Gendered pathways to socioemotional competencies in very young children. Sci Rep 2024; 14:6360. [PMID: 38493206 PMCID: PMC10944455 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-56854-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024] Open
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Parent-child and teacher-child relationship closeness have been shown to be crucial for children's development of socioemotional competencies from preschool to school-age stages. However, less is known about the importance of developing close relationships with young infants and toddlers attending childcare group settings for their early socioemotional development. The current study aimed to address this gap and to explore how child gender may influence the associations. Participants included 378 Hong Kong Chinese children (196 girls; Mage = 22.05 months, SD = 9.81 months) enrolled in childcare centres, along with their parents and teachers. Parents reported on children's socioemotional competencies as well as their relationship closeness with children; teachers reported on their relationship closeness with children. Multiple group structural equation modelling was used to analyse the results. The findings showed that both parent-child and teacher-child closeness were positively associated with children's social competence, while teacher-child closeness was negatively associated with children's anxiety behaviour. Parents of girls reported greater parent-child closeness, higher levels of social competence, and higher levels of anxiety behaviours compared to parents of boys. Furthermore, teacher-child closeness was significantly associated with social competence exclusively among girls, while parent-child closeness was significantly associated with anxiety behaviours solely among boys. Findings are discussed in terms of the role of child gender in influencing the associations between parent-child closeness, teacher-child closeness, and children's socioemotional competencies in the earliest years.
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- Qin Liu
- The Education University of Hong Kong, 10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
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- Lingnan University, New Territories, Hong Kong
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- The Education University of Hong Kong, 10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
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- The Education University of Hong Kong, 10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
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- The Education University of Hong Kong, 10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
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- The Education University of Hong Kong, 10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong.
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Cheung SK, Chan WWL, Fong RWT. Parents’ perfectionistic tendencies and children’s early numeracy competence: the mediating roles of children’s executive functions and numeracy interest. Eur J Psychol Educ 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10212-022-00640-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Cheung SK, Cheng WY, Cheung RY, Lau EYH, Chung KKH. Home learning activities and parental autonomy support as predictors of pre-academic skills: The mediating role of young children's school liking. Learning and Individual Differences 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2022.102127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Cheung SK, Chan WWL. The roles of different executive functioning skills in young children's mental computation and applied mathematical problem-solving. Br J Dev Psychol 2021; 40:151-169. [PMID: 34580894 DOI: 10.1111/bjdp.12396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This study investigated the relationships of four executive functioning skills (including verbal working memory, spatial working memory, inhibitory control, and cognitive flexibility) with young children's mental computation and applied mathematical problem-solving. Two hundred and twenty-five Chinese kindergarteners were tested with a battery of general cognitive, executive functioning and mathematics skills. Results showed that when children's age, gender, non-verbal intelligence, and listening comprehension skills were controlled, verbal working memory and cognitive flexibility were significant correlates of mental computation, whereas verbal working memory, spatial working memory, and cognitive flexibility were significant correlates of applied mathematical problem-solving. Inhibitory control was not significantly associated with the two domains of mathematics under investigation. The findings highlight the differential roles of different executive functioning skills in early mathematical skills and offer practical implication for helping young children in learning complex mathematical skills.
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- Sum Kwing Cheung
- Department of Early Childhood Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, China
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Hornburg CB, Borriello GA, Kung M, Lin J, Litkowski E, Cosso J, Ellis A, King Y, Zippert E, Cabrera NJ, Davis-Kean P, Eason SH, Hart SA, Iruka IU, LeFevre JA, Simms V, Susperreguy MI, Cahoon A, Chan WWL, Cheung SK, Coppola M, De Smedt B, Elliott L, Estévez-Pérez N, Gallagher-Mitchell T, Gardner-Neblett N, Gilmore C, Leyva D, Maloney EA, Manolitsis G, Melzi G, Mutaf-Yıldız B, Nelson G, Niklas F, Pan Y, Ramani GB, Skwarchuk SL, Sonnenschein S, Purpura DJ. Next Directions in Measurement of the Home Mathematics Environment: An International and Interdisciplinary Perspective. J Numer Cogn 2021; 7:195-220. [PMID: 34778511 PMCID: PMC8589301 DOI: 10.5964/jnc.6143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This article synthesizes findings from an international virtual conference, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), focused on the home mathematics environment (HME). In light of inconsistencies and gaps in research investigating relations between the HME and children's outcomes, the purpose of the conference was to discuss actionable steps and considerations for future work. The conference was composed of international researchers with a wide range of expertise and backgrounds. Presentations and discussions during the conference centered broadly on the need to better operationalize and measure the HME as a construct - focusing on issues related to child, family, and community factors, country and cultural factors, and the cognitive and affective characteristics of caregivers and children. Results of the conference and a subsequent writing workshop include a synthesis of core questions and key considerations for the field of research on the HME. Findings highlight the need for the field at large to use multi-method measurement approaches to capture nuances in the HME, and to do so with increased international and interdisciplinary collaboration, open science practices, and communication among scholars.
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- California State University, Fullerton
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Yang X, Dulay KM, McBride C, Cheung SK. How do phonological awareness, rapid automatized naming, and vocabulary contribute to early numeracy and print knowledge of Filipino children? J Exp Child Psychol 2021; 209:105179. [PMID: 34020135 DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2021.105179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Revised: 04/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The current study investigated the contributions of phonological awareness, rapid automatized naming (RAN), and vocabulary to early numeracy and print knowledge developmental trajectories. A total of 128 young Filipino children were tracked three times at mean ages of 4.5, 5.0, and 5.5 years. The initial level (the intercept) and the growth rate (the slope) of early numeracy and print knowledge were estimated. Results showed that phonological awareness, vocabulary, and age significantly predicted the initial level of early numeracy. RAN and vocabulary explained significant variance in the growth rate of early numeracy. Phonological awareness, RAN, and vocabulary accounted for unique variance in the initial level of print knowledge. Results highlight the differential roles of phonological awareness, RAN, and vocabulary knowledge in the development of early numeracy and print knowledge among Filipino children.
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- Xiujie Yang
- Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China.
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- Department of Early Childhood Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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The home learning environment includes what parents do to stimulate children’s literacy and numeracy skills at home and their overall beliefs and attitudes about children’s learning. The home literacy and numeracy environments are two of the most widely discussed aspects of the home learning environment, and past studies have identified how socioeconomic status and parents’ own abilities and interest in these domains also play a part in shaping children’s learning experiences. However, these studies are mostly from the West, and there has been little focus on the situation of homes in Asia, which captures a large geographical area and a wide diversity of social, ethnic, and linguistic groups. Therefore, this paper aims to review extant studies on the home literacy and numeracy environments that have been conducted in different parts of Asia, such as China, the Philippines, India, Iran, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. Specifically, we explore how parents in these places perceive their roles in children’s early literacy and numeracy development, the methods they regard as effective for promoting young children’s literacy and numeracy learning, and the frequency with which they engage their young children in different types of home literacy and numeracy activities. We also examine studies on the relationship of the home literacy and numeracy environment with young children’s developmental outcomes, and the effectiveness of parent training programs to improve the home literacy and numeracy environments in these contexts. By examining potential trends in findings obtained in different geographical areas, we can initially determine whether there are characteristics that are potentially unique to contexts in Asia. We propose future research directions that acknowledge the role of cultural values and social factors in shaping the home learning environment, and, by extension, in facilitating children’s early literacy and numeracy development.
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- Sum Kwing Cheung
- Department of Early Childhood Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Education, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Cheung SK, Dulay KM, McBride C. Parents' characteristics, the home environment, and children's numeracy skills: How are they related in low- to middle-income families in the Philippines? J Exp Child Psychol 2020; 192:104780. [PMID: 31981752 DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2019.104780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2019] [Revised: 11/28/2019] [Accepted: 11/29/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The home numeracy environment is often assumed to play a role in early numeracy development. This study aimed to provide a comprehensive picture of the home numeracy environment of children living in low- to middle-income communities in the Philippines. Moreover, it examined the relations among various parents' characteristics, the home numeracy environment parents created, and their young children's numeracy skills. Data were collected from 290 families through parental questionnaires, numeracy tests for children, and numeracy tests for parents. Results of structural equation modeling showed that parents' education level, calculation fluency, own reported math activities, home numeracy resources and home numeracy activities all had direct associations with children's numeracy skills. Parents' calculation fluency and own math activities also had indirect links with children's numeracy skills through home numeracy resources and home numeracy activities. These findings provide insights into the question of which children are at risk for poor numeracy development and how to support children's early numeracy learning.
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- Sum Kwing Cheung
- Department of Early Childhood Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong
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- Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong
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- Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong.
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Dulay KM, Cheung SK, Reyes P, McBride C. Effects of parent coaching on Filipino children’s numeracy, language, and literacy skills. Journal of Educational Psychology 2019. [DOI: 10.1037/edu0000315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Zhang J, Cheung SK, Wu C, Meng Y. Cognitive and Affective Correlates of Chinese Children's Mathematical Word Problem Solving. Front Psychol 2018; 9:2357. [PMID: 30618901 PMCID: PMC6305327 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 11/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Mathematical word problem solving (MWPS) involves multiple steps, including comprehending the problem statements, determining the arithmetic operations that have to be performed, and finding the answers. This study investigated the relative contributions of different cognitive and affective variables to children's MWPS. To achieve this goal, 116 third-grade Chinese children were tested. Results showed that after controlling for age and non-verbal intelligence, the abilities to solve direct and indirect mathematical word problems were positively correlated with the working memory component of executive function, reading comprehension ability, math fact fluency and math anxiety. Moreover, math anxiety was found to fully mediate the relationships between reading anxiety and MWPS. Implications of the findings on how to promote children's MWPS skills were discussed.
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- Juan Zhang
- Faculty of Education, University of Macau, Macau, China
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- Department of Early Childhood Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong
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- Faculty of Education, University of Macau, Macau, China
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- Faculty of Education, University of Macau, Macau, China
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Dulay KM, Cheung SK, McBride C. Environmental correlates of early language and literacy in low- to middle-income Filipino families. Contemporary Educational Psychology 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2018.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Cheung SK, Yang X, Dulay KM, McBride C. Family and individual variables associated with young Filipino children's numeracy interest and competence. Br J Dev Psychol 2017; 36:334-353. [PMID: 29171059 DOI: 10.1111/bjdp.12222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2016] [Revised: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Children's early numeracy outcomes set the foundation for mathematics learning in their future school years. This study examined how different family and individual variables were associated with the numeracy interest and competence of disadvantaged young children in the Philippines. The numeracy and literacy skills of 673 children living in low-middle income communities were tested. Their parents were also asked to complete a questionnaire on demographics, their home numeracy practices, attitudes about numeracy learning, and children's numeracy interest. Structural equation modelling analyses showed that children's numeracy interest was linked with their parents' practices and attitudes. Children's numeracy competence, on the other hand, was related to their gender, age, socioeconomic status, and literacy abilities. These findings suggest that family and individual variables might play different roles in disadvantaged children's early numeracy development. Moreover, parents can be encouraged to make effective use of home numeracy experiences to promote their children's numeracy competence. Statement of contribution What is already known on this subject? In developed countries, home environment is occasionally found to link with early numeracy development. Some individual variables are also found to play significant roles in early numeracy development. What does this study add? Among young Filipino children from disadvantaged backgrounds, home environment is related to numeracy interest. Family socioeconomic status plays a significant role in early numeracy competence. Early literacy and numeracy skills are interrelated with each other.
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Zhang J, Fan X, Cheung SK, Meng Y, Cai Z, Hu BY. The role of early language abilities on math skills among Chinese children. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0181074. [PMID: 28749950 PMCID: PMC5531550 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2017] [Accepted: 06/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background The present study investigated the role of early language abilities in the development of math skills among Chinese K-3 students. About 2000 children in China, who were on average aged 6 years, were assessed for both informal math (e.g., basic number concepts such as counting objects) and formal math (calculations including addition and subtraction) skills, language abilities and nonverbal intelligence. Methodology Correlation analysis showed that language abilities were more strongly associated with informal than formal math skills, and regression analyses revealed that children’s language abilities could uniquely predict both informal and formal math skills with age, gender, and nonverbal intelligence controlled. Mediation analyses demonstrated that the relationship between children’s language abilities and formal math skills was partially mediated by informal math skills. Results The current findings indicate 1) Children’s language abilities are of strong predictive values for both informal and formal math skills; 2) Language abilities impacts formal math skills partially through the mediation of informal math skills.
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- Juan Zhang
- Faculty of Education, University of Macau, Macau, China
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- School of Humanities and Social Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen), China
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- School of Continuing Education, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- Faculty of Education, University of Macau, Macau, China
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- School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- Faculty of Education, University of Macau, Macau, China
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During adolescence, the number of cross-sex friends increases dramatically. This study focused on correlates of adolescents' cross-sex friendship satisfaction. Three hundred and twenty Hong Kong secondary four (10th grade) students were asked to rate their best cross-sex friends on the Friendship Satisfaction Scale (Tsuzuki & Matsui, 2000). Masculinity, school type, total number of cross-sex friends, and both generic and unique friendship motives significantly explained 48.9% of adolescents' satisfaction with their cross-sex friends. Thus, variables ranging from individual traits to opportunity structures can all be useful in understanding adolescents' cross-sex friendship development.
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We find a renormalized "time-dependent diffusion coefficient," D(t), for pulsed excitation of a nominally diffusive sample by solving the Bethe-Salpeter equation with recurrent scattering. We observe a crossover in dynamics in the transformation from a quasi-1D to a slab geometry implemented by varying the ratio of the radius, R, to the length, L, of the cylindrical sample with reflecting side walls and open ends. Immediately after the peak of the transmitted pulse, D(t) falls linearly with a nonuniversal slope that approaches an asymptotic value for R/L>>1. The value of D(t) extrapolated to t=0 depends only upon the dimensionless conductance g for R/L<<1 and only upon kl(0) for R/L>>1, where k is the wave vector and l(0) is the bare mean free path.
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- S K Cheung
- Department of Physics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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To date, the notion of helpfulness of group processes has been equivocal in research on self-help groups. This article argues that findings drawn from the participants' subjective appraisals of helpfulness carry meanings different from those drawn from the correlational approach. In a mutual aid organization serving adults with mental health problems, the study found that, whereas universality, self-disclosure, and instillation of hope were the most valued processes, support and catharsis were the strongest correlates of benefits of participation. The authors propose a two-level hierarchy that distinguishes sustaining and beneficial factors. Different sets of factors should constitute the focus of facilitation at different stages of group development.
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- S K Cheung
- Division of Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong
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The Chinese version of the General Self-efficacy Scale developed by Jerusalem and Schwarzer was tested in a sample of 74 Chinese adults with mild mental health symptoms. Analysis showed the scale was unidimensional and had good internal reliability (alpha = .92). The scale score also differentiated groups of different mental health status and correlated strongly with scores on the General Health Questionnaire, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Center for Epidemiologic Studies--Depression Scale. Test-retest reliability over six months was also adequate.
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- S K Cheung
- Division of Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong.
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Previous studies on acoustooptic hybrid bistable devices have been limited to the Bragg regime involving two diffracted orders, and no comparisons have been made between experimental results and theoretical predictions. In this paper, a model including both acoustooptic diffraction and a nonlinear feedback path is investigated. The Klein-Cook parameter Q has been brought into the investigation in that theoretical simulation results based on diffraction involving four diffracted orders are obtained. Experimental results are then presented and compared to theoretical predictions.
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The celebrated Fe(II)0(2) versus Fe(III) (02-) debate over the formal representation of the Fe02 moiety in hemoglobin can be resolved by consideration of the utility of each formalism. In the context of rationalizing the gross structural and electronic features of end-bound dioxygen, particularly in light of a new closely related chromium complex, the M(III)-(02-) formulation is both chemically reasonable and most useful. In conjunction with a qualitative molecular orbital overlap picture, the differing magnetic states of enc-bound M02 complexes and other geometrical features can be rationalized or predicted.
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