Kaitlin Koo, Lisa Di Prospero, Ruth Barker, Lynne Sinclair, Merrylee McGuffin, Alita Ng, Ewa Szumacher
Exploring attitudes of Canadian radiation oncologists, radiation therapists, physicists, and oncology nurses regarding interprofessional teaching and learning
Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education
recent studies shown evidence positive concurrent relationships childrens use text message abbreviations textisms performance standardized assessments reading spelling study aimed determine direction association one hundred nineteen children aged 8 12 years assessed measures general ability reading spelling rapid phonological retrieval phonological awareness beginning end academic year children also asked provide sample text messages sent 2day period messages analyzed determine extent textisms used found textism use beginning academic year able predict unique variance spelling performance end academic year controlling age verbal iq phonological awareness spelling ability beginning year analysis reversed reading spelling ability unable predict unique variance textism usage data suggest evidence causal contribution textism usage spelling performance children aged 812 years however measure rapid phonological retrieval rapid picture naming controlled analysis relationship textism use spelling ability failed reach statistical significance suggesting phonological access skills may mediate relationship textism use spelling performance