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Paralik, Işın, Sınal, Aysın and Orhan, Ibrahim 
ORCID: 0000-0003-1755-6534
(2024)
ADHD Symptoms Predict Second
Language Learning Performance Better
Than IQ.
Tuijin Jishu/Journal of Propulsion Technology, 45 (2).
pp. 4126-4139.
doi:10.52783/tjjpt.v45.i02.6598
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Abstract
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that sets off in childhood and can persist into adolescence and adulthood. Findings in the literature demonstrated that ADHD is linked with academic impairment. At least six symptoms are needed for a diagnosis of ADHD. However, reports in the literature suggest that typically developing (TD) children who have less than six symptoms experience the adverse effects of subclinical ADHD symptoms. However, there is no research which studied the impact of ADHD symptom levels on learning a second language (L2) among TD primary school children. The present study aimed to investigate whether ADHD symptom rate and IQ are significant predictors of L2 learning performance and whether ADHD symptom rate explains a higher amount of variance than IQ among non-patient primary school children. The participants were 48 primary school children aged 7-10 years. Data from the Conners’ Teacher Rating Scale-Long Form, Vocabulary and Matrix Reasoning subtests from Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence-Second Edition (WASI-II; Wechsler, 2011) were analysed using correlation and hierarchical regression analyses. L2 acquisition performance was evaluated based on the end-of-year test grades for the French language course. Significant relationships were obtained between ADHD symptom level, IQ, and Conners subscales. The results of the analyses showed that ADHD symptom level was a negative predictor of L2 learning performance. Moreover, IQ predicted L2 as well; however, it was a weaker predictor when compared to ADHD symptoms. The findings of the present study suggest that ADHD symptoms could influence L2 learning more than IQ scores among TD primary school children.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Article Type: | Article |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | ADHD symptoms; Second language learning; IQ; Subclinical ADHD symptoms; Primary education |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology L Education > L Education (General) P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics |
| Divisions: | Schools and Research Institutes > School of Education and Science |
| Depositing User: | Charlotte Crutchlow |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Nov 2024 16:06 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Nov 2024 16:30 |
| URI: | https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/14487 |
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