Vocabulary taught via SMS is retained significantly better in the long term than vocabulary learned with a dictionary¶

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Currency · newest study 2012 · checked against its sources 2026-11-02 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? On the delayed post-test four weeks after instruction, the SMS group (M=26.78) significantly outperformed the dictionary group (M=22.09), T=-2.10, p=.04. → Alemi et al. 2012

Evidence¶

Alemi et al. 2012¶

Minoo Alemi, Mohammad Reza Anani Sarab & Zahra Lari. (2012). Successful Learning of Academic Word List via MALL: Mobile Assisted Language Learning. International Education Studies, 5(6). https://doi.org/10.5539/ies.v5n6p99

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Independent t-test on delayed post-test scores of the same 45 freshmen: SMS group (N=28, M=26.78, SD=6.96) vs dictionary group (N=17, M=22.09, SD=5.43). The article reports "a significant difference between the two groups , mean scores in the delayed post-test."

"The results of the t-test (table 6) show that th ere was a significant difference between the two groups , mean scores in the delayed post-test (T= -2.10, p= .04)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Vocabulary — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

• Both SMS and dictionary groups gained higher mean scores on the delayed post-test than on the immediate post-test — related
• The SMS group's vocabulary scores rose significantly from post-test to delayed post-test four weeks later — related
• University freshmen learning academic vocabulary via SMS show no significant short-term advantage over freshmen learning the same words with a dictionary — related
• Chinese EFL students learning vocabulary via daily SMS messages outperformed a paper-based self-regulated group on the immediate posttest after a three-week intervention — related