ASSESSING VERBAL FUNCTIONING IN SOUTH AFRICAN SCHOOL BEGINNERS FROM DIVERSE SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS: A COMPARISON BETWEEN VERBAL WORKING MEMORY AND VOCABULARY MEASURES
This study investigated whether measures of verbal working memory are less sensitive to children’s socioeconomic background than traditional vocabulary measures. Participants were 120 school beginners, divided into high and low socioeconomic groups. The groups contained equal numbers of English firs...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Unisa Press
2016-02-01
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| Series: | Education as Change |
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| Online Access: | https://upjournals.co.za/index.php/EAC/article/view/559 |