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Development and Validation of a Chinese Character Acquisition Assessment for Second-Language Kindergarteners
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Chan, Stephanie W. Y.; Cheung, Wai Ming; Huang, Yanli; Lam, Wai-Ip; Lin, Chin-Hsi – Language Testing, 2020
Demand for second-language (L2) Chinese education for kindergarteners has grown rapidly, but little is known about these kindergarteners' L2 skills, with existing studies focusing on school-age populations and alphabetic languages. Accordingly, we developed a six-subtest Chinese character acquisition assessment to measure L2 kindergarteners'…
Descriptors: Chinese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Written Language
Examining Student and Home Factors Leading to Successful Chinese Reading in the International PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) 2011
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Cheung, Wai Ming; Huang, Yanli; Tsang, Hector W. H. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
Hong Kong attained champion of the PIRLS 2011 that aroused keen interest in understanding the underlying reasons of a non-alphabetic language. The study aimed at unravelling various aspects of the student and home factors which contributed to remarkable Chinese reading performance. Totally 3,875 students from 132 primary schools completed the…
Descriptors: Chinese, Reading Achievement, Elementary School Students, Structural Equation Models