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Title:
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EFFECTIVE LEARNING MATERIALS FOR MOBILE DEVICES: FOCUS ON VOCABULARY LEARNING |
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Author(s):
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Haruko Miyakoda, Kei-ichi Kaneko, Masatoshi Ishikawa |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8939-66-3 |
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Editors:
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Inmaculada Arnedillo Sánchez and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2012 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Aural data, e-learning, mobile devices, text data, visual data, vocabulary learning |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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59 |
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Last Page:
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66 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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It has been claimed in the literature that the effective use of visual aids and tools enhance learning (e.g. Paivio 1986). Some studies claim that the learning effect by the annotations based on movies are superior to those by still images (e.g. Al-Seyghayar 2001), while others claim that annotations based on still images are most effective (e.g. Yeh and Wang 2003). Although these studies differ as to whether movies or still images are effective, they all agree that visual data play an important role in vocabulary attainment. In this paper, we report on two experiments that tested the learning effects of four types of materials for mobile devices that were based on the following contents: 1) text only, 2) text + aural data, 3) text + visual data, 4) text + aural + visual data. In the first experiment, the material employing aural data only drew out the best results, whereas in the second experiment, the mean test scores were similar between text only and text + visual material. The results from these two experiments suggest that contrary to claims in the literature, we may not need to rely too much on visual data in vocabulary attainment. Furthermore, material based on text data only may also prove to be an effective means of learning vocabulary in a foreign language. |
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