The Effect of Competency in the Second Language on Working Memory and Cognitive Flexibility among Bilingual Students in Akko City
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2016-12-20
2017-03-22
1489 - 1524
Keywords
- Cognitive Flexibility
- Working Memory
- Akko City.
- Competency in the Second Language
- Bilingual Students
Abstract
This study aimed to reveal the effect of competency in the second language on working memory and cognitive flexibility among bilingual students in Akko city. To achieve the objectives of the study, tools were developed to detect the level of working memory capacity, cognitive flexibility, and competency in the second language. The study sample consisted of (274) bilingual secondary school students. Results of the study showed that both of working memory capacity and cognitive flexibility levels among bilingual students came with a high degree, and there were significant statistical differences in working memory and cognitive flexibility due to the effect of gender variable, there were significant statistical differences in working memory rank due to the effect of academic major variable, and there were no significant statistical differences in the cognitive flexibility due to the effect of the academic major variable, and there were significant statistical differences in the working memory and the cognitive flexibility in the competency in a second language.
Safiya, M., & Al-Zghoul, R. (2017). The Effect of Competency in the Second Language on Working Memory and Cognitive Flexibility among Bilingual Students in Akko City. An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), 31(9), 1489–1524. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-031-009-002
[1]M. Safiya and R. Al-Zghoul, “The Effect of Competency in the Second Language on Working Memory and Cognitive Flexibility among Bilingual Students in Akko City,” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 31, no. 9, pp. 1489–1524, Sep. 2017, doi: 10.35552/0247-031-009-002.
Safiya, Mohammad, and Rafea Al-Zghoul. “The Effect of Competency in the Second Language on Working Memory and Cognitive Flexibility among Bilingual Students in Akko City.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 31, no. 9, Sept. 2017, pp. 1489–524. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-031-009-002.
1.Safiya M, Al-Zghoul R. The Effect of Competency in the Second Language on Working Memory and Cognitive Flexibility among Bilingual Students in Akko City. An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) [Internet]. 2017 Sep;31(9):1489–524. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.35552/0247-031-009-002
Safiya, Mohammad, and Rafea Al-Zghoul. “The Effect of Competency in the Second Language on Working Memory and Cognitive Flexibility among Bilingual Students in Akko City.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) 31, no. 9 (September 2017): 1489–1524. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-031-009-002.
اثر الكفاءة في اللغة الثانية على الذاكرة العاملة والمرونة المعرفية لدى الطلبة ثنائيي اللغة في مدينة عكا
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معلومات المقال
2016-12-20
2017-03-22
1489 - 1524
الكلمات الإفتتاحية
- Cognitive Flexibility
- Working Memory
- Akko City.
- Competency in the Second Language
- Bilingual Students
الملخص
هدفت الدراسة الى الكشف عن أثر الكفاءة في اللغة الثانية على الذاكرة العاملة والمرونة المعرفية لدى الطلبة ثُنائيي اللغة في مدينة عكا. ولتحقيق أهداف الدراسة تم تطوير أدوات للكشف عن سعة الذاكرة العاملة والمرونة المعرفية والكفاءة في اللغة الثانية. تكونت عينة الدراسة من (274) طالباً وطالبةً ثُنائيي اللغة. وأظهرت نتائج الدراسة أن مستوى كل من الذاكرة العاملة والمرونة المعرفية جاءا بدرجة مرتفعه، ووجود فروق دالة إحصائياً في كل من الذاكرة العاملة والمرونة المعرفية تعزى لأثر ألجنس، ووجود فروق دالة إحصائياً في الذاكرة العاملة تبعاً لمتغير الفرع ألدراسي، وعدم وجود فروق دالة إحصائياً في المرونة المعرفية تعزى لأثر الفرع ألدراسي، ووجود فروق دالة إحصائياً في كل من الذاكرة العاملة والمرونة المعرفية تبعاً لمستوى الكفاءة في اللغة الثانية. وخلصت الدراسة إلى العديد من التوصيات أبرزها إجراء المزيد من الدراسات حول ثُنائية اللغة في ضوء متغيرات أُخرى، وخاصةً في ضوء ندرة الدراسات العربية حول هذا الجانب.
Safiya, M., & Al-Zghoul, R. (2017). The Effect of Competency in the Second Language on Working Memory and Cognitive Flexibility among Bilingual Students in Akko City. An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), 31(9), 1489–1524. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-031-009-002
[1]M. Safiya and R. Al-Zghoul, “The Effect of Competency in the Second Language on Working Memory and Cognitive Flexibility among Bilingual Students in Akko City,” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 31, no. 9, pp. 1489–1524, Sep. 2017, doi: 10.35552/0247-031-009-002.
Safiya, Mohammad, and Rafea Al-Zghoul. “The Effect of Competency in the Second Language on Working Memory and Cognitive Flexibility among Bilingual Students in Akko City.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 31, no. 9, Sept. 2017, pp. 1489–524. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-031-009-002.
1.Safiya M, Al-Zghoul R. The Effect of Competency in the Second Language on Working Memory and Cognitive Flexibility among Bilingual Students in Akko City. An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) [Internet]. 2017 Sep;31(9):1489–524. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.35552/0247-031-009-002
Safiya, Mohammad, and Rafea Al-Zghoul. “The Effect of Competency in the Second Language on Working Memory and Cognitive Flexibility among Bilingual Students in Akko City.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) 31, no. 9 (September 2017): 1489–1524. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-031-009-002.
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