Does Studying Latin in Secondary Education Predict Study Achievement in Academic Higher Education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4502846 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cathy Hauspie (0000-0001-5261-1098, Ghent University, corresponding author), Stijn Schelfhout (0000-0001-9531-304X, Ghent University), Nicolas Dirix (0000-0001-5875-5834, Ghent University), Lot Fonteyne (0000-0002-7590-9687, Ghent University), Mark Janse (0000-0002-2824-3894, Ghent University), Arnaud Szmalec (0000-0003-3903-3953, Ghent University), Alexandra Vereeck (0000-0003-2368-5172, Ghent University), Wouter Duyck (0000-0003-2114-6212, Ghent University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 853-883 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language Learning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0023-8333 • E-ISSN: 1467-9922 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/lang.12639 |
| OpenAlex | W4393258898 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 68 |
Studying Latin in secondary education is still widespread in Europe and believed to result in cognitive benefits, even beyond the linguistic domain. In this study we explored the relation between such study and later academic achievement in higher education (N = 1,898). First, we demonstrated that Latin students exhibit increased levels of study achievement in higher education, particularly in study programs other than those covering science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Second, we explored where the instruction of Latin was a significant predictor in models of academic achievement, explaining incremental variance over 21 other cognitive, attitudinal, and demographic variables. Latin instruction was included as a variable in the prediction models in 42% of the programs (mainly in the non-STEM ones), but the incremental predictive validity was substantial only in the linguistic programs. Our results highlight how the study of Latin can be a valuable predictor of academic achievement in other study fields
Academic achievement · Mathematics education · Secondary education · Classical Studies and Philology · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |