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ERIC Number: EJ1461087
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Dec
Pages: 9
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EISSN: EISSN-2056-7936
Available Date: 2025-01-27
Non-Linear Development in Statistical Learning of Visual Orthographic Regularities
Rujun Duan1; Qi Sun2,3,4; Xiuhong Tong1
npj Science of Learning, v10 Article 6 2025
Statistical learning is a core ability for individuals in extracting and integrating regularities and patterns from linguistic input. Yet, the developmental trajectory of visual statistical learning has not been fully examined in the orthographic learning domain. Employing an artificial orthographic learning task, we manipulated three levels of positional consistency of radicals, i.e., high (100%), moderate (80%), and low (60%), embedded in pseudocharacters to investigate visual statistical learning across a wide age range between 4-12-year-olds and adults. The non-linear power-function models indicated that the rates of improvement in acquiring varying positional consistencies increased with age, particularly for high and moderate levels. Specifically, we observed a significant enhancement in statistical learning abilities between the ages of 4-5 years and 5-6 years, followed by a stabilization of performance after 8-9 years. Our findings support the age-dependent perspective that individuals' visual statistical learning ability improves significantly in early childhood and then decelerates its improvement progressively until adulthood.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1The Education University of Hong Kong, Department of Psychology, Hong Kong, China; 2Zhejiang Normal University, School of Psychology, Jinhua, China; 3Intelligent Laboratory of Zhejiang Province in Mental Health and Crisis Intervention for Children and Adolescents, Jinhua, China; 4Zhejiang Normal University, Key Laboratory of Intelligent Education Technology and Application of Zhejiang Province, Jinhua, China