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ERIC Number: EJ438245
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-8731
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The Effects of Language Preference and Multitrial Presentation upon the Free Recall of Navajo Children.
MacAvoy, Jim; Sidles, Craig
Journal of American Indian Education, v30 n3 p33-43 May 1991
Eighty Navajo-speaking students, aged 8-10, were administered free recall word lists in Navajo or English using a multitrial assessment format. Recall rates were higher in Trials 1 and 2 for those receiving Navajo words than for those receiving English words, but there were no differences on later trials. Contains 27 references. (SV)
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Memory, Recall (Psychology), Second Languages, Test Bias, Test Format
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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