Accompanying sentences with an image improves comprehension accuracy, significantly so for sentences containing low-frequency words¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · causal r2 · q3 · i2–i3
Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i2 Sentences with an image had higher comprehension accuracy than sentences without an image. → Miriam Rivero-Contreras 2023 q3 i3 The image benefit on accuracy was significant for low-frequency words but not for high-frequency words. → Miriam Rivero-Contreras 2023 (2)

Evidence¶

Miriam Rivero-Contreras 2023¶

Miriam Rivero-Contreras, Paul E. Engelhardt, David Saldaña. (2023). Do easy-to-read adaptations really facilitate sentence processing for adults with a lower level of education? An experimental eye-tracking study. Learning and Instruction 84 (2023) 101731. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2022.101731

q3 · i2 · causal · r2

Nonparametric analysis of comprehension accuracy (Wilcoxon/Mann-Whitney) in the sentence processing task with 60 Spanish adults; Picture main effect r = 0.29, p = .023; Group r = 0.54. "Sentences with an image had higher accuracy than sentences without an image."

"Sentences with an image had higher accuracy than sentences without an image, and the university group had greater precision compared to the non-university group."

Miriam Rivero-Contreras 2023 (2)¶

Miriam Rivero-Contreras, Paul E. Engelhardt, David Saldaña. (2023). Do easy-to-read adaptations really facilitate sentence processing for adults with a lower level of education? An experimental eye-tracking study. Learning and Instruction 84 (2023) 101731. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2022.101731

q3 · i3 · causal · r2

Wilcoxon paired comparisons of the Frequency × Picture interaction on accuracy; the low-frequency contrast gave r = 0.39 (p = .003), the high-frequency contrast was not significant. "the comparison of image present vs. image absent was significant for low- frequency words"

"But the comparison of image present vs. image absent was significant for low- frequency words, although not for high-frequency words"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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