The GoldList Notebook Method increases long-term retention of L2 idioms compared with a vocabulary lesson alone¶
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q2 i? University ELLs who used the GoldList Notebook Method after an idiom lesson showed greater post-test recall nine weeks later than students who received the lesson alone. → John Duplice 2022
Evidence¶
John Duplice 2022¶
John Duplice. (2022). The GoldList Notebook Method: A Study on L2 Vocabulary Learning. IAFOR Journal of Education: Language Learning in Education, Volume 10 – Issue 1. https://iafor.org/journal/iafor-journal-of-education/ doi:10.22492/ije.10.1.05
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Action research with 74 first-year Japanese university ELLs (CEFR B1–B2) across four classes; pre-test, idiom lesson, GoldList treatments or baseline, and post-test nine weeks later via Moodle quizzes. The study reports "increased learning of L2 idioms" for all GoldList treatments versus baseline.
"The quantitative results showed increased learning of L2 idioms compared to not using the method. Therefore, the method shows efficacy over the lesson plan alone, referred to as the Baseline treatment in this study."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Long-Term Memory — outcome: instruction changes it
Related Claims¶
- Classroom implementation of the GoldList Method encountered pitfalls: forgotten notebooks, omitted dates, and unclear initial steps — related
- Only the Standard two-week-interval treatment showed a statistically significant improvement over the Baseline treatment — related
- Uniform two-week spacing between distillations yielded the greatest benefit among the tested schedules, ranking Standard, Mixed, Frontloaded, then Baseline — related
- Spaced retrieval practice produces better final retention than massed retrieval even though spacing lowers initial retrieval success, and more absolute spacing enhances long-term retention — a broader claim this one bears on
- Gains from an intensive period of second-language study persist for weeks without rehearsal. — related
- Desirable difficulty: harder-to-learn conditions yield enhanced long-term retention — related
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The GoldList Notebook Method increases long-term retention of L2 idioms compared with a vocabulary lesson alone |
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The GoldList Notebook Method increases long-term retention of L2 idioms compared with a vocabulary lesson alone |
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