Technology-enhanced stories show no significant additional effect on receptive vocabulary compared with traditional storybook reading¶
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q3 i? Across 9 contrasts, technology-enhanced stories did not significantly improve receptive vocabulary over traditional presentations. → Takacs 2015
Evidence¶
Takacs 2015¶
Takacs, Z. K., Swart, E. K., & Bus, A. G. (2015). Benefits and Pitfalls of Multimedia and Interactive Features in Technology-Enhanced Storybooks: A Meta-Analysis. Review of Educational Research, 85(4), 698-739. https://doi.org/10.3102/0034654314566989
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Meta-analytic results section: seven contrasts used book-based receptive vocabulary and two targeted general receptive vocabulary. Table 2 reports an overall receptive vocabulary effect of g+ = -0.08, 95% CI [-0.31, 0.15], p = .51, so no significant effect was detected; equivalence was not tested.
"Technology did not have a significant additional effect on receptive vocabulary as compared to more traditional storybook reading conditions."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Vocabulary — outcome: instruction changes it
Related Claims¶
- Technology-enhanced stories (any digital addition, not multimedia alone) significantly improve expressive vocabulary for children disadvantaged by environmental factors such as low parental education — related
- Technology-enhanced stories yield a small but significant additional benefit over traditional story presentations for story comprehension and expressive vocabulary in young children — related
- Technology-enhanced stories show no significant effect on child engagement and communication during reading — related
- Multimedia-only stories benefit story comprehension, whereas stories that also include interactive features do not — related
- Technology-enhanced stories show no significant additional effect on code-related literacy skills — related
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Technology-enhanced stories show no significant additional effect on receptive vocabulary compared with traditional storybook reading |
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Technology-enhanced stories show no significant additional effect on receptive vocabulary compared with traditional storybook reading |
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