Higher adult-observed cognitive engagement during GL play was related to larger gains in word reading and reading fluency¶
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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · causalr2·q2
Currency · newest study 2019 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person
Design limits · Ronimus 2019: no comparison group · Ronimus 2019 (2): no comparison group; groups were assigned but students were analysed as independent (read from the study by two models, 2026-10-28)
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q2 i? Adult-observed cognitive engagement correlated with word reading gain (r = .55) and reading fluency gain (r = .60). → Ronimus 2019
q2 i? Observed cognitive engagement explained 37.4% of word-decoding gain and 30.6% of reading-fluency gain in hierarchical regressions. → Ronimus 2019 (2)
Evidence¶
Ronimus 2019¶
Ronimus, M., Eklund, K., Pesu, L., & Lyytinen, H. (2019). Supporting struggling readers with digital game-based learning. Education Tech Research Dev, 67, 639–663. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-019-09658-3
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Pearson correlation analysis (Table 3, n = 16 for observed engagement) in the intervention group. Observed cognitive engagement correlated .55 with word reading gain and .60 with reading fluency gain, and .70 with GL success rate. Other engagement aspects were not significantly related to gains.
"The only aspect of engagement significantly related to learning gains was adult-observed cognitive engagement: a higher cognitive engagement was related to larger gains in word decoding and reading fluency"
Ronimus 2019 (2)¶
Ronimus, M., Eklund, K., Pesu, L., & Lyytinen, H. (2019). Supporting struggling readers with digital game-based learning. Education Tech Research Dev, 67, 639–663. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-019-09658-3
q2 · i? · causal · r2
Hierarchical linear regressions in the intervention group. Observed cognitive engagement explained 37.4% of word-decoding gain (F(1, 14) = 8.35, p < .05) and 30.6% of reading-fluency gain; GL success rate fully mediated the effect on reading-fluency gain (β = 0.68, p < .05 for success rate).
"the cognitive engagement observed by adults explained 30.6% of the gain in reading fluency, F(1, 14) = 6.16, p < .05"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- A 6-week GraphoLearn intervention produced faster word-reading development in second-grade struggling readers than school-provided support alone — related
- Within the GL group, word-reading and spelling gains were larger during the intervention than during the follow-up period — related
- Training location (home, school, or both) did not affect GL learning gains — related
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Higher adult-observed cognitive engagement during GL play was related to larger gains in word reading and reading fluency |
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Higher adult-observed cognitive engagement during GL play was related to larger gains in word reading and reading fluency |
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2019 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-28 |
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2 — ronimus-2019, ronimus-2019-2 |
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