The article identifies creative drama, cooperative learning, educational games, and animations as particularly beneficial vocabulary-teaching methods¶

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q2 i? In the discussion, the authors identify creative drama, cooperative learning, educational games, and animations as methods particularly beneficial for supporting students' vocabulary acquisition. → Kansızoğlu 2025

Evidence¶

Kansızoğlu 2025¶

Kansızoğlu, N. & Bekiroğlu, N. (2025). The effect of vocabulary development interventions on cognitive outcomes of vocabulary: A meta-analysis study. Journal of Pedagogical Research, 9(1), 123-148. https://doi.org/10.33902/JPR.202532083

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Authors' interpretation in the Discussion section, not a separately tested comparison; the article offers no subgroup analysis by method type. The sentence states these methods "were identified as particularly beneficial".

"Methods such as creative drama, cooperative lea rning, educational games, and animations were identified as particularly beneficial for supporting students' vocabulary acquisition."

Discussion¶

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