Simply viewing virtual referent objects during L2 learning enhances retention relative to audiovisual-only learning, for both aptitude groups¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · causal r2 · q3 · i3 large
Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i3 AVO learning significantly enhanced vocabulary test scores relative to AV learning (d = 1.06), and AVOG did not significantly exceed AVO (t = 0.56, p = .84). → Manuela Macedonia 2023 q3 i3 Both LLA and HLA learners significantly benefited from observing objects relative to AV (LLA: d = 1.12; HLA: d = 1.00). → Manuela Macedonia 2023 (2)

Evidence¶

Manuela Macedonia 2023¶

Manuela Macedonia, Brian Mathias, Astrid E. Lehner, Susanne M. Reiterer, Claudia Repetto. (2023). Grasping Virtual Objects Benefits Lower Aptitude Learners' Acquisition of Foreign Language Vocabulary. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-023-09835-0

q3 · i3 · causal · r2

Same mixed-effects model of vocabulary scores in the VR-cave training study. The article reports "b = 0.89; p < .001, d = 1.06" for AVO versus AV; post-hoc tests showed AVOG did not significantly exceed AVO (t = 0.56, p = .84).

"A VO learning also significantly enhanced vocabulary test scores relative to learning in the A V condition (b = 0.89; p < .001, d = 1.06)."

Manuela Macedonia 2023 (2)¶

Manuela Macedonia, Brian Mathias, Astrid E. Lehner, Susanne M. Reiterer, Claudia Repetto. (2023). Grasping Virtual Objects Benefits Lower Aptitude Learners' Acquisition of Foreign Language Vocabulary. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-023-09835-0

q3 · i3 · causal · r2

Post-hoc comparisons by aptitude group in the same study. The picture benefit held for both groups: "LLA learners: t = 3.57, p = .007, d = 1.12; HLA learners: t = 3.47, p = .01, d = 1.00".

"Both LLA and HLA learners significantly benefited from simply observing objects in the A VO learning condition relative to the A V learning condition (LLA learners: t = 3.57, p = .007, d = 1.12; HLA learners: t = 3.47, p = .01, d = 1.00)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Language aptitude correlates with vocabulary retention after audiovisual learning but not after grasping-based learning — related
• Grasping virtual objects during L2 vocabulary learning enhances test performance relative to audiovisual-only learning — reports the opposite
• Grasping virtual objects benefits low language aptitude learners but not high language aptitude learners relative to audiovisual baseline — related
• Grasping virtual objects in VR improves foreign language vocabulary retention for learners with low language aptitude, but not for those with high aptitude — related