Images that reveal the answer during retrieval practice reduce vocabulary recall compared with practice without images¶

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q3 i? Practice with images that helped retrieve the answer produced weaker vocabulary recall on a posttest 1 to 4 days later than practice without images. → van den Broek 2021

Evidence¶

van den Broek 2021¶

van den Broek, G., Van Gog, T., Jansen, E., Pleijsant, M., & Kester, L. (2021). Multimedia Effects During Retrieval Practice: Images That Reveal the Answer Reduce Vocabulary Learning. Journal of Educational Psychology, 113(8), 1587-1608. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000499

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Classroom experiments with secondary education students practicing foreign vocabulary under manipulated image conditions; the article reports weaker recall with answer-revealing images "compared with practice without images (Experiments 2 and 3)".

"students' vocabulary recall on a posttest (1 to 4 days after practice) was weaker after practice with images that helped them retrieve the answer, compared with practice without images (Experiments 2 and 3)"

Discussion¶

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