Mental simulation training program: eight 30-min lessons alternating group instruction and individual computer-based practice

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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 causal), q2 · 1 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description

A 4-week reading strategy training in which "Mental simulation was taught in a 4-week training program containing eight 30-min lessons (two lessons per week)", alternating group instruction lessons with individual computer-based lessons. The lessons used "a balanced approach of direct instruction, modeling, guided practice, and individual practice", covered multisensory, visual, and motor simulation, and replaced the school's regular reading comprehension lessons during the training period.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• Trained research assistants following standardized instructions delivered the lessons, with each computer-based lesson preceded by an instruction lesson

Constraints

• The eight lessons replaced the school's regular reading comprehension lessons for the 4-week training period

Target Learners

• third and fourth graders in regular primary schools

Learning Goals

• connecting sensorimotor experiences to text to build an embodied situation model and improve reading comprehension

Claims

• Mental Simulation Training Improves Grade3 Reading Comprehension [+M]
• Mental Simulation Training Raises Reading Motivation [+M]

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Key Sources

• Björn B. de Koning, Lisanne T. Bos, Stephanie I. Wassenburg & Menno van der Schoot. (2017). Effects of a Reading Strategy Training Aimed at Improving Mental Simulation in Primary School Children. Educational Psychology Review, 29, 869–889. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-016-9380-4

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Field	Value
type	design
id	mental-simulation-training-program-element
title	Mental simulation training program: eight 30-min lessons alternating group instruction and individual computer-based practice
description	A 4-week reading strategy training in which "Mental simulation was taught in a 4-week training program containing eight 30-min lessons (two lessons per week)", alternating group instruction lessons with individual com...
status	review
generated	by process:settle-candidates on 2026-10-21
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sources	1 — björn-b-de-koning-2017

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