Table 5.
Comparisons of individual tests T-scores by English fluency ratio group
| Domain | Test | Spanish-dominant M(SD) (n=102) | Relative Bilingual M(SD) (n=68) | pa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbal Fluency | Letter Fluency in Spanish | 49.8 (9.9) | 50.1 (9.9) | .85 |
| Animal Fluency in Spanish | 49.8 (10.1) | 52.3(10.9) | .13 | |
| Speed of Information Processing | Trail Making Test A | 48.9 (9.7) | 52.1 (10.2) | .04 |
| WAIS-III Digit Symbol | 48.7 (8.8) | 54.0 (11.0) | <.01 | |
| WAIS-III Symbol Search | 48.7 (9.9) | 53.2 (9.8) | .01 | |
| Attention/Working Memory | PASAT-200 | 49.6 (10.7) | 52.0 (9.1) | .13 |
| PASAT-50 | 50.3 (9.9) | 51.5 (9.7) | .45 | |
| WAIS-III L-N Sequencing | 50.0 (8.5) | 54.0 (9.3) | .02 | |
| WAIS-R Arithmetic | 48.9 (10.3) | 51.9 (9.3) | .05 | |
| Executive Function | Trail Making Test B | 48.7 (10.0) | 53.0 (10.3) | <.01 |
| WCST-64 Total Errors | 49.9 (9.6) | 52.1 (11.0) | .27 | |
| WCST-64 Perseverative Responses | 50.6 (10.0) | 50.91 (10.0) | .88 | |
| WCST-64 Perseverative Errors | 50.2 (9.96) | 51.6 (10.0) | .47 | |
| WCST-64 Categories | 49.2 (9.04) | 51.7 (19.5) | .19 | |
| Halstead Category Test Total Score | 48.9 (10.01) | 52.2 (10.8) | .05 | |
| Learning | Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised: Learning | 50.9 (10.5) | 51.6 (9.8) | .71 |
| Brief Visuospatial Memory Test – Revised: Learning | 49.7 (10.0) | 50.5 (10.5) | .66 | |
| Memory | Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised: Delayed Recall | 49.5 (10.6) | 51.9 (9.7) | .19 |
| Brief Visuospatial Memory Test – Revised: Delayed Recall | 50.1 (10.1) | 51.2 (9.0) | .50 | |
| Visual-spatial skills | WAIS-R Block Design | 49.0 (10.2) | 51.4 (9.9) | .14 |
| Fine motor skills | Grooved Pegboard (Dominant hand) | 50.1 (9.9) | 49.4 (9.6) | .66 |
| Grooved Pegboard (Non-dominant hand) | 49.8 (10.8) | 50.3 (10.9) | .76 | |
| Finger Tapping (Dominant hand) | 49.2 (10.1) | 51.2 (9.8) | .18 | |
| Finger Tapping (Non-Dominant hand) | 48.9 (10.3) | 51.3 (9.8) | .12 | |
Note.
a
Based on independent sample t-tests