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Vocabulary Learning during Reading: Benefits of Contextual Inferences versus Retrieval Opportunities
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Direct linkvan den Broek, Gesa S. E.; Wesseling, Eva; Huijssen, Linske; Lettink, Maj; van Gog, Tamara – Cognitive Science, 2022
Retrieval practice of isolated words (e.g., with flashcards) enhances foreign vocabulary learning. However, vocabulary is often encountered in context. We investigated whether retrieval opportunities also enhance contextualized word learning. In two within-subjects experiments, participants encoded 24 foreign words and then read a story to further…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Reading Processes, Recall (Psychology), Context Effect
