Multimedia enhancing features increase attention to print in single-language e-books in both English and Mandarin¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r1 · q3 · i1 small
Currency · newest study 2019 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q3 i1 Children spent significantly more total fixation time on enhanced than silent single-language books, F(1, 30) = 4.36, p = .045, partial η2 = .13. → Yow 2019

Evidence¶

Yow 2019¶

Yow, W. Q., & Priyashri, S. (2019). Computerized Electronic Features Direct Children's Attention to Print in Single- and Dual-Language e-Books. AERA Open. https://doi.org/10.1177/2332858419878126

q3 · i1 · causal · r1

Study 2 comparison of total fixation duration per page between silent and enhanced single-language books (ANCOVA controlling for reading-ability difference). Children "spent a significantly larger amount of time on enhanced single-language books" (6.74 vs. 4.79 seconds).

"A 2 (Condition: Baseline vs. Experimental) × 2 (Book Type: English vs. Mandarin) ANCOV A showed that the effect of Condition was significant after controlling for ReadDiff, F (1, 30) = 4.36, p = .045, partial η 2 = .13. Children spent a significantly larger amount of time on enhanced single-language books (M = 6.74, SE = 0.44) compared with silent single-language books (M = 4.79, SE = 0.56)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Attention — outcome: instruction changes it

The attention-guiding effect of narration-plus-animation is phase-dependent: target-language attention drops significantly after the animation ends — related
Multimedia features improved story comprehension in dual-language e-books (marginal trend) but not in single-language e-books — related
Audio narration with finger-tracking animation directs bilingual preschoolers' attention to the target-language print in dual-language e-books, including the nondominant language — related
Without a competing language, bilingual preschoolers show no preference between English-only and Mandarin-only books during silent reading — related
Embedding literacy materials in play settings increases children's literacy engagement and environmental print reading — related
Teachers reported spending more time on literacy and numeracy instruction in 2020 than in 2019, particularly after return to schooling — related
Bilingual preschoolers silently reading dual-language e-books attend more to their dominant language (English) than the nondominant language (Mandarin) — related

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`id`	`enhancing-features-increase-attention-single-language-e-books`
`title`	`Multimedia enhancing features increase attention to print in single-language e-books in both English and Mandarin`
`description`	`Multimedia enhancing features increase attention to print in single-language e-books in both English and Mandarin`
`status`	`review`
`evidence_strength`	`moderate`
`newest_evidence`	`2019`
`generated`	by `process:wiki-ingest` on `2026-09-26`
`trust`	unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content
`sources`	1 — `yow-2019`

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