Drawing mental images of idioms significantly improves delayed idiom recall among Iranian EFL learners¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2014 · checked against its sources 2026-11-01 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? The experimental group (M=16.00) scored significantly higher than the control group (M=14.55) on the delayed posttest administered two weeks after treatment (P=.018). → Afrouz Aeineh 2014

Evidence¶

Afrouz Aeineh 2014¶

Afrouz Aeineh, Saeed Moeeni, Hamideh Merati. (2014). The Effect of Learner-generated Illustrations on the Immediate And Delayed Recall of English Idioms. Advances in Language and Literary Studies. https://doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.5n.3p.28

q2 · i? · causal · r2

Independent-samples t-test on the delayed posttest given after a 2-week interval in the quasi-experiment with 40 female EFL learners; the drawing group (M=16.00, SD=2.02) was "significantly better than the control group" (M=14.55, SD=1.66; t=2.47, df=38, Sig.=.018).

"The result indicated that the experimental group (M=16, SD=2.02) was significantly better than the control group (M=14.55, SD=1.66; P=.01)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Long-Term Memory — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

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