Table 1. Average percentage scores [standard deviations] on the LexTALE, Spelling test and Lexical Decision task for the bilingual and monolingual group.
T-values [degrees of freedom] of t-tests in the last 2 columns.
| Monolinguals | Bilinguals L1 | Bilinguals L2 | t-value L1-L2 | t-value L1-mono | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LexTALE score (%) | 91.07 [8.92] | 92.43 [6.34] | 75.63 [12.87] | 7.59 [18] *** | 0.49 [22.3] |
| Spelling score (%) | 80.78% [7.26] | 83.16 [7.80] | 69.92 [8.74] | 8.15 [18] *** | 0.99 [29.3] |
| Lexical Decision score (%) | 77.89 [12.01] | 80.47 [5.45] | 56.75 [11.01] | 9.87 [18] *** | 0.67 [17.1] |
| Composite Proficiency Score (%) | 83.25 [8.30] | 85.54 [4.68] | 67.81 [9.72] | 11.78 [18] *** | 0.93 [19.1] |
* p<0.05
** p<0.01
*** p<0.001