Language aptitude correlates with vocabulary retention after audiovisual learning but not after grasping-based learning¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3 · i3 large
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Subclaims¶

q3 i3 LLAMA scores correlated positively with vocabulary scores in the AV condition (r = 0.42) and AVO condition (r = 0.35), but not significantly in the AVOG condition (r = 0.26, p = .076). → Manuela Macedonia 2023

Evidence¶

Manuela Macedonia 2023¶

Manuela Macedonia, Brian Mathias, Astrid E. Lehner, Susanne M. Reiterer, Claudia Repetto. (2023). Grasping Virtual Objects Benefits Lower Aptitude Learners' Acquisition of Foreign Language Vocabulary. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-023-09835-0

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Correlational analysis of composite LLAMA scores with average vocabulary test scores per condition in the same sample of 46 adults. Printed effect sizes: correlation r = 0.42 (AV, p = .003), r = 0.35 (AVO, p = .017), and r = 0.26 (AVOG, p = .076, not significant).

"LLAMA scores showed a significant positive correlation with vocabulary test scores in the A V learning condition (r (46) = 0.42, p = .003) and A VO learning condition (r (46) = 0.35, p = .017), but not in the A VOG learning condition (r (46) = 0.26, p = .076)"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• General Cognitive Ability — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

• Simply viewing virtual referent objects during L2 learning enhances retention relative to audiovisual-only learning, for both aptitude groups — related
• Grasping virtual objects benefits low language aptitude learners but not high language aptitude learners relative to audiovisual baseline — related
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• Grasping virtual objects in VR improves foreign language vocabulary retention for learners with low language aptitude, but not for those with high aptitude — related