Investigating the Unique Predictors of Word-Problem Solving Using Meta-Analytic Structural Equation Modeling

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Xin Lin
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[1] The University of Texas at Austin,Department of Special Education
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Educational Psychology Review | 2021年 / 33卷
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Academic skills; Cognitive skills; Meta-analytic structural equation modeling; Word-problem solving;
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The purpose of the present study is to clarify the contributions of cognitive skills (nonverbal reasoning, language comprehension, working memory, attention, processing speed) and academic skills (mathematics facts retrieval, mathematics computation, mathematics vocabulary, reading comprehension) in performing mathematics word problems among elementary school students. With the two-stage meta-analytic structural equation modeling approach, I synthesized 112 correlation matrices from 98 empirical studies (N = 111,346) and fitted the hypothesized partial mediation model. Overall, path analysis indicated that language comprehension, working memory, attention, mathematics vocabulary, and mathematics computation were unique predictors of word-problem solving. Subgroup analysis demonstrated different unique predictors for younger and older students to perform word problems (K-2nd grades versus 3rd–5th grades). Implications, limitations, and future directions are discussed.
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