Performance of adolescents in oral narrative discourse and associated factors.
Samantha Gomes Araújo, Vanessa de Oliveira Martins-Reis, Erica de Araújo Brandão Couto and 1 others
PMID 35442347WHAT IT FOUND
Adolescents with typical development named pictures better when they retold stories more completely.
School year, age, memory and general oral language scores did not predict narrative performance. The MAC Battery narrative task appears usable for Brazilian Portuguese adolescents without adaptation.
Key findings
01Picture naming was the only variable that predicted performance in oral narrative discourse tasks.
02There was no statistically significant effect between narrative discourse and school year, age, memory, and overall oral language score.
03The MAC Battery narrative discourse task appears adequate for adolescents without adaptation.
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What it does not show
The sample was homogeneous, consisting only of adolescents with typical development from public schools, so results may not apply to those with language disorders or private school backgrounds. The study did not assess spontaneous narrative, only retelling after listening to a text. The memory and oral language tests used may have been too easy for typically developing adolescents, masking potential associations. The study was exploratory and did not pre-register outcomes.
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The easy way to misread this
Do not assume that age or school year predicts narrative ability in adolescents. This study found no significant association between age, grade, memory, or general oral language scores and narrative performance. Only picture naming was predictive.