Elizabeth L. Tighe|Christopher Schatschneider
A Quantile Regression Approach to Understanding the Relations Among Morphological Awareness, Vocabulary, and Reading Comprehension in Adult Basic Education Students
Florida State University|Florida State University
purpose study investigate joint unique contributions morphological awareness vocabulary knowledge five reading comprehension levels adult basic education abe students introduce statistical technique multiple quantile regression enabled us assess predictive utility morphological awareness vocabulary knowledge multiple points quantiles along continuous distribution reading comprehension demonstrate efficacy multiple quantile regression analysis compared contrasted results traditional multiple regression analytic approach results indicated morphological awareness vocabulary knowledge accounted large portion variance 8295 reading comprehension skills across quantiles morphological awareness exhibited greatest unique predictive ability lower levels reading comprehension whereas vocabulary knowledge exhibited greatest unique predictive ability higher levels reading comprehension results indicate utility using multiple quantile regression assess trajectories component skills across multiple levels reading comprehension implications findings abe programs discussed