Lexical simplification benefits non-university adults more than university adults, though it helps both groups¶
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q3 i3 The frequency effect on target-word processing was larger in the non-university group than the university group (Frequency × Group interaction). → Miriam Rivero-Contreras 2023
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Miriam Rivero-Contreras 2023¶
Miriam Rivero-Contreras, Paul E. Engelhardt, David Saldaña. (2023). Do easy-to-read adaptations really facilitate sentence processing for adults with a lower level of education? An experimental eye-tracking study. Learning and Instruction 84 (2023) 101731. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2022.101731
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Independent-samples t-test comparing the frequency difference between groups in Target total fixation duration, following a significant Frequency × Group interaction (η²p = .24); d = 1.46 by subjects, d = 1.24 by items. "non-university had a larger difference than university"
"the comparison of the differences in the frequencies of target words between groups was significant (non-university had a larger difference than university), t1(35.77) = 4.38, p < .001, d = 1.46"
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Related Claims¶
- Lexical simplification (high-frequency target words) substantially reduces word-level processing times in adult sentence reading — a broader claim this one bears on
- Non-university adults are slower at sentence processing than university adults — related
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Lexical simplification benefits non-university adults more than university adults, though it helps both groups |
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Lexical simplification benefits non-university adults more than university adults, though it helps both groups |
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