Assessing vocabulary acquisition using a fast-mapping task in an Android application: A pilot study.
Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore whether a fast mapping task embedded in an Android application (FastMApp) is a valid tool to assess referent selection abilities in Spanish-speaking children aged between 18 and 30 months. Traditional assessment tools for lexical development use static q...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology Vol. 27; no. 6; pp. 885 - 896 |
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| Formato: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dec2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=189915831&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 189915831 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 17549507 8NBH jtl: International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology issn: 17549507 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Dec2025 vid: 27 iid: 6 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 189915831 180983686 189915831 189915831 10.1080/17549507.2024.2426700 189915831 ppf: 885 ppct: 11 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Assessing vocabulary acquisition using a fast-mapping task in an Android application: A pilot study. aug: au: Rujas, Irene Casla, Marta Murillo, Eva Lázaro, Miguel affil: Universidad Complutense Madrid, Madrid, Spain sug: subj: Task Performance and Analysis Language Development Vocabulary Evaluation Mobile Applications Cognition Evaluation Software Design Human Infant Child, Preschool Language Family Funding Source Schools, Nursery Spain Pilot Studies Male Female Validation Studies Spanish Language Questionnaires Data Analysis Software Paired T-Tests Analysis of Variance Pearson's Correlation Coefficient Bivariate Statistics Descriptive Statistics Consonants Vowels Drawing T-Tests Age Factors Infant: 1-23 months Child, Preschool: 2-5 years Male Female ab: Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore whether a fast mapping task embedded in an Android application (FastMApp) is a valid tool to assess referent selection abilities in Spanish-speaking children aged between 18 and 30 months. Traditional assessment tools for lexical development use static quantitative methods that assign children a final score to represent their overall vocabulary level. These methods fail to provide insights into the learning process, despite their potential relevance for clinical and educational purposes. Method: Sixty Spanish-speaking children participated in this study. They completed the FastMApp (a 22-trials' fast mapping noun task including 4- and 5-item trials, with one unknown object), and their caregivers rated their child's vocabulary on a parent-rated vocabulary inventory measure. Result: The data show a high percentage of responses to the task, indicating that the children were actively complied with the task. The scores for known labels are significantly higher compared to unknown labels, and the scores for 4-item trials are significantly higher compared to 5-item trials. We observed a strong and significant relationship between the scores in this task and the scores on the parent-rated vocabulary inventory measure. Conclusion: The results suggest that FastMApp is suitable for assessing early vocabulary acquisition in Spanish-speaking children. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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