Korean Journal of Child Studies (아동학회지)
- Volume 25 Issue 1
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- Pages.1-12
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- 2004
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- 1226-1688(pISSN)
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- 2234-408X(eISSN)
Children's Intelligence, Concept of Conservation, and the Relations With Learning English
아동의 지능, 보존개념의 발달과 영어학습과의 관계분석
- Received : 2003.10.31
- Accepted : 2003.12.20
- Published : 2004.02.01
Abstract
This study investigated the relations of children's age, intelligence, and the concept of conservation to their learning of English. Ten 4-year-old children from 1 child-care center and 13 7-year-old children from 1 elementary school were tested after completion of 8 sessions of experimental English classes. Children's intelligence was measured by K-WPPSI for 4-year olds and K-WISC for 7-year-olds. Children were tested for number and liquid conservations. A Korean teacher with 11 years of experience of teaching children at American elementary schools taught the 2 groups with the same subjects and methods. Data were analysed by independent samples t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, and Pearson's r. The results showed that children's age and the concept of conservation were related to English learning. No statistically significant relationship with IQ was found.
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