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Many multilingual elementary students in Germany show low levels of German language proficiency. These deficits are often associated with difficulties in other academic domains. By contrast, there is evidence of cognitive advantages in multilingual children, especially regarding executive functions (EF). However, these advantages have been documented primarily for children from families with high socioeconomic status (SES). The present study investigated the influences of multilingualism, Ger...Many multilingual elementary students in Germany show low levels of German language proficiency. These deficits are often associated with difficulties in other academic domains. By contrast, there is evidence of cognitive advantages in multilingual children, especially regarding executive functions (EF). However, these advantages have been documented primarily for children from families with high socioeconomic status (SES). The present study investigated the influences of multilingualism, German language proficiency, and SES on solving mathematical word problems. Participants were N = 77 elementary students from families with below-average SES. Findings confirmed the importance of proficiency in the instructional language for mathematics competencies. In spite of their lower German language proficiency, multilingual children showed advantages in mathematics problems with high EF demands as compared with their monolingual peers. » weiterlesen» einklappen

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