Moderating role of reading comprehension in children's word learning with context versus pictures.
We investigated pictorial versus contextual support effects over and above teaching of definitions on children's word learning and retention as well as the moderating role of reading comprehension. In a between‐subject pre‐post‐retention test control group design, Dutch fourth graders learned concre...
| Published in: | Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 29 - 46 |
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| Format: | pictorial research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Feb2020
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=141167012&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 141167012 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 02664909 6M1 jtl: Journal of Computer Assisted Learning issn: 02664909 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Feb2020 vid: 36 iid: 1 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 141167012 141167012 141167012 10.1111/jcal.12387 141167012 ppf: 29 ppct: 17 formats: tig: atl: Moderating role of reading comprehension in children's word learning with context versus pictures. aug: au: Gruhn, Sophie Segers, Eliane Verhoeven, Ludo affil: Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University, Nijmegen The Netherlands sug: subj: Reading In Infancy and Childhood Language Development In Infancy and Childhood Learning In Infancy and Childhood Human Vocabulary Child Netherlands Male Female Randomized Controlled Trials Random Assignment Funding Source Coefficient alpha Intraclass Correlation Coefficient Data Analysis Software Descriptive Statistics Kruskal-Wallis Test Chi Square Test One-Way Analysis of Variance Control Group Child: 6-12 years Male Female ab: We investigated pictorial versus contextual support effects over and above teaching of definitions on children's word learning and retention as well as the moderating role of reading comprehension. In a between‐subject pre‐post‐retention test control group design, Dutch fourth graders learned concrete and abstract Dutch words. The context group received definitions and context sentences, the picture group received definitions and pictures, and the control group only received definitions. Children in the picture group outperformed children in the context group but not the control group on all words directly after learning. This learning gain, however, disappeared over time because participants in the context group retrieved the word meanings better than in the other groups 1 day later. Interestingly, reading comprehension moderated the forgetting effect, as low comprehenders in the experimental groups forgot less than those in the control group. Adding pictures to definitions, thus, leads to richer long‐term knowledge for low comprehenders. Lay Description: What is currently known about the subject matter? Word meanings are taught with definitions combined with context sentences and pictures.As low comprehenders struggle with context learning, they might benefit more from pictures.Abstract words might benefit less from pictures, and more from context sentences.The benefit of either adding pictures or context sentences to definitions is not yet clear. What our paper adds to this? We taught 4th graders new words in one of three learning conditions.Definitions were provided in isolation or together with either a context sentence or picture.We examined the learning gain after training and one day later.We investigated influences of reading comprehension abilities and word concreteness. The implications of study findings for practitioners: Pictures in contrast to context sentences supported direct learning of all words.Although context sentences did not support learning, they helped to forget less over time.Low comprehenders retained knowledge better either with pictures or context.Explicit instructions should favor pictures above context sentences for all learners. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: pictorial research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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