Table 5 Comparison between the scores of Arabic and English Semantic Tests in age group B
From: A preliminary evaluation of some language aspects in normal bilingual Egyptian kindergarten children
Group B (4.5 to < 5) | English Semantic Test | Arabic Semantic Test | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | p value | |
Receptive categorization | 12.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 | 0.00 | --- |
Expressive categorization | 19.70 | 0.73 | 19.15 | 1.06 | 0.002* |
Total categorization | 31.70 | 0.73 | 31.15 | 1.06 | 0.002* |
Receptive characteristic property | 6.00 | 0.00 | 5.85 | 0.51 | 0.096 |
Expressive characteristic property | 15.61 | 0.86 | 15.27 | 1.42 | 0.190 |
Total characteristic property | 21.61 | 0.86 | 21.12 | 1.60 | 0.069 |
Total function | 19.94 | 0.35 | 19.24 | 0.83 | < 0.001* |
Number | 2.00 | 0.00 | 1.94 | 0.35 | 0.325 |
Color | 4.00 | 0.00 | 3.64 | 0.78 | 0.002* |
Shape | 4.00 | 0.00 | 3.64 | 0.78 | 0.002* |
Time | 4.00 | 0.00 | 3.76 | 0.66 | 0.004* |
Total linguistic concepts | 18.00 | 0.00 | 16.91 | 1.51 | < 0.001* |
Total analogy | 23.76 | 0.66 | 23.64 | 0.74 | 0.402 |
Total similarity and difference | 19.36 | 0.90 | 19.40 | 0.96 | 0.004* |
Total feminine and masculine | 11.82 | 0.58 | 11.09 | 1.13 | < 0.001* |
Total | 135.96 | 4.95 | 131.45 | 4.85 | 0.364 |