LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

Image Based Mnemonics versus Acronym Based Mnemonics in Language Acquisition

Image Based Mnemonics versus Acronym Based Mnemonics in Language Acquisition

Effects of learning method and word type on acquiring vocabulary in an unfamiliar language, is a research article that came forth as a result of the research conducted by Lorella Lotto and Annete M. B. de Groot (1998). The researchers intended to examine the roles of different learning methods and word frequencies in the learning of Italian and Dutch learners. The researchers used the learning methods of picture learning and word learning. The researchers concluded that word learning has better outcomes than picture learning. The researchers attempted to elaborate on the outcomes of the study and the implications of the research process. The researchers made use of retrieval times and recall scores as dependent variables in order to conduct the research effectively. Italian and Dutch learners were used during the study. The factor of recall was tested two times during the conduction of the research.

Don't Throw Out the Baby With the Bathwater: Verbal Repetition, Mnemonics, and Active Learning, is a research article that came forth as a result of the research conducted by Jane Lee Saber and Richard D. Johnson (2008). The research sought to examine the effectiveness of verbal repetition with regard to acronyms of the first-letter type. The researchers used a marketing framework as the fundamental context. A total of four conditions were employed during the research. The four conditions pertained to the control, acronym in addition with verbal repetition, and verbal repetition and acronym in particular. Two perimeters were tested amongst the students on whom the research was conducted. The first perimeter was unaided recall while the second perimeter was concept application. This was followed by a second experiment in which the researchers evaluated the influence of the use of acronym in the case of an active learning setting. The conduction of the study revealed that the scores for acronym usage increased with the increase in concept application and unaided recall. This was compared to the case of active learning.

Effects of pictorial mnemonic strategy usage on prose recall of young, middle-aged, and older adults, is a research article that came forth as a result of the research conducted by Beverly J. Dretzkea (1993). The researchers assigned different control conditions to older and middle aged adults in an attempt to understand how the recall clustering was influenced as a result ...