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Abstract Many studies have shown that, while reading, the brain works a sort of decomposing process of words, reducing them to its morphemes. Moreover, many studies have shown that morphological awareness, which is the ability to reflect upon the structure of words, may contribute to reading in Brazilian Portuguese. The present study investigated morphological priming in children and evaluated the correlation between morphological priming and morphological awareness scores. One hundred and forty-one children took part in this research: 35 second graders, 33 third graders, 33 fourth graders, and 40 fifth graders. They performed a lexical decision task (LDT) and morphological awareness task. Results indicate that as early as the second grade, children show some degree of morphological priming effects. In addition, children from the fifth grade presented morphological priming effects similar to those of a skilled reader. No correlations between morphological awareness scores and morphological priming effects were found.
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Humanos , Criança , Leitura , Linguística , Estudantes , Ensino Fundamental e Médio , Desenvolvimento da LinguagemRESUMO
Se presenta un nuevo método de evaluación dinámica de la competencia lectora automatizado para educación secundaria (EdiLEC). Su diseño se ajusta al marco teórico propuesto por el Informe PISA-2009 (OCDE, 2010) y los principios de la evaluación dinámica (Sternberg & Grigorenko, 2002). Esta herramienta electrónica proporciona automáticamente mensajes de retroalimentación adaptados a cada individuo sobre el proceso y ejecución a lo largo de la prueba, añadiendo a los resultados de la evaluación tradicional de la competencia lectora la posibilidad de explorar las potencialidades de aprendizaje del estudiante. El método ha sido baremado con una muestra de 1008 estudiantes de entre 11 y 14 años. Los resultados muestran que consta de propiedades psicométricas de fiabilidad, homogeneidad y validez satisfactorias.
A new method to evaluate students' reading literacy, the Method of Dynamic Assessment for Secondary Education (EdilLEC) is presented. EdilLEC is based on PISA assessment framework and the principles of dynamic assessment. In a computer-based environment, automatically provides adaptive intervention elements (feedback and user's aids), in order to add to the reading literacy traditional assessment the possibility to explore the potential of student's learning. The method has been standarized with a sample of 1008 students between 11 and 14 years of aged. Conclusions: The results show satisfactory psychometric properties of reliability, validity and homogeneity.