Table 3.
Bivariate correlations for study variables.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Child age | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2. Child gender (female) | .06 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3. SB Verbal IQ (N = 59) | −.10 | .01 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4. Prior knowledge | .25* | −.12 | .16 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 5. BWS | .14 | −.07 | .20 | .12 | 1 | |||||||||
| 6. MEFS | .15 | .16 | .12 | .27* | .42** | 1 | ||||||||
| 7. Statue task (N = 55) | −.14 | .33* | .17 | −.02 | .00 | .19 | 1 | |||||||
| 8. WM + CF composite | .17 | .05 | .19 | .23 | .84** | .84** | .12 | 1 | ||||||
| 9. Factual learning total score | .08 | .09 | .35** | .25 | .12 | .27* | .36** | .23 | 1 | |||||
| 10. Conceptual, no prior knowledge: Total score | .06 | .16 | .55** | .33** | .25 | .30* | .35** | .32* | .43** | 1 | ||||
| 11. Conceptual, no conflicting prior knowledge: Total score | .07 | .16 | .19 | .53** | .20 | .36** | .06 | .33** | .18 | .45** | 1 | |||
| 12. Conceptual, conflicting prior knowledge: Total score | .05 | .11 | .29* | .54** | .29* | .39** | .14 | .40** | .18 | .57** | .51** | 1 | ||
| 13. Overall conceptual learning composite | .07 | .17 | .42** | .57** | .30* | .42** | .22 | .43** | .32* | .82** | .80** | .84** | 1 | |
| 14. Overall learning composite | .09 | .17 | .47** | .56** | .29* | .45** | .31* | .44** | .61** | .83** | .73** | .77** | .95** | 1 |
Note. N = 61 unless otherwise noted. SB Verbal IQ = Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scale, Verbal subtest. BWS = Backward Word Span. MEFS = Minnesota Executive Function Scale. WM + CF = working memory + cognitive flexibility.
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01.