Total reading time independently contributed to the learning of word meaning¶
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q3 i? Total reading time made an independent contribution to the learning of word meaning during incidental vocabulary learning from reading. → Aline Godfroid 2017
Evidence¶
Aline Godfroid 2017¶
Aline Godfroid, Jieun Ahn, Ina Choi, Laura Ballard, Yaqiong Cui, Suzanne Johnston, Shinhye Lee, Abdhi Sarkar and Hyung-Jo Yoon (2017). Incidental vocabulary learning in a natural reading context: an eye-tracking study. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, Volume 21, Issue 3. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1366728917000219
q3 · i? · associational · r?
The same growth curve analysis of the eye-tracking reading data showed that "total reading time independently contributed to the learning of word meaning", indicating that time spent processing the words mattered for meaning learning alongside exposure count. No effect size is printed.
"Number of exposures was the strongest predictor of vocabulary learning (form and meaning), while total reading time independently contributed to the learning of word meaning"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Reading times on unfamiliar words decrease non-linearly, following an S-shaped curve, as exposures accumulate during natural reading — related
- Number of exposures was the strongest predictor of incidental vocabulary learning of both word form and meaning — related
- The more often learners meet a word while reading, the more likely they are to learn it incidentally; a meta-analysis of correlational studies finds a moderate correlation — related
- Single exposures yield partial word knowledge, and repeated encounters in varied contexts build complete word meaning (fast mapping then full mapping) — related
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Total reading time independently contributed to the learning of word meaning |
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Total reading time independently contributed to the learning of word meaning |
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