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Peer reviewedPenno, Julie F.; Wilkinson, Ian A. G.; Moore, Dennis W. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2002
Evaluated the effect of listening to stories on children's vocabulary growth. Children acquired new vocabulary from listening to stories, with both frequency of exposure and teacher explanation of target words enhancing vocabulary learning. The interventions, however, were not sufficient to overcome the Matthew effect, as higher ability children…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Aural Learning, Children
Peer reviewedAtkinson, Robert K. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2002
Aims to optimize computer-based learning environment designed to teach how to solve word problems by incorporating an animated pedagogical agent. The agent delivered instructional explanations either textually or aurally, while simultaneously using gaze and gesture to direct focus of attention. Results indicated an animated agent programmed to…
Descriptors: Animation, Aural Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Media
Peer reviewedAlexander, Livingston; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1979
In conjunction with oral instruction in social studies, students were assigned to one of five organizer treatment conditions. Treatment conditions consisted of an advance or a post organizer presented visually or orally. Results indicated that nonwritten cognitive organizers facilitated both the learning and the retention of oral instruction.…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Aural Learning, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Education
