Mc Geofrey Mvula, Annie Msosa
Predictors of Students' Performance in Nursing and Midwifery Technician Licensure Examination in Southern Malawi
Malawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi
mathematical narrative abilities considered critical dimensions childrens kindergarten readiness skills emphasized developmental standards readiness assessments prekindergarten period yet despite considerable opportunities available educators leverage potential crossdomain associations instruction little known component math skills associated narrative skills current study extends prior theoretical empirical work crossdomain associations examining extent component math skills constituting kindergarten readiness assessment battery associated narrative comprehension skills children aged 46 years two geographically distinct samples children enrolled summer kindergarten readiness program united states n 108 used explore early numeracy skills eg counting cardinality math language patterning skills individually together contributed variance narrative comprehension skills zeroorder correlations indicated math narrative skills significantly moderately correlated cardinality math language skills showing strongest associations followed patterning counting skills furthermore results multiple regression analysis indicated cardinality math language explained significant substantial proportion variance narrative comprehension skills controlling math skills implications theoretical models crossdomain development childrens cognitive skills discussed