The Effects of Illustrations on a Context Method of Learning Reading Vocabulary for Fourth-Grade Students
Description:
The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of a context approach to learning reading vocabulary with the effectiveness of the context approach accompanied by illustrations. Subjects were 152 fourth graders from 19 reading classes in 8 elementary schools. Materials included illustrated and nonillustrated vocabulary cards, a researcher-made multiple-choice instrument, and a widely used achievement test, which was used to identify the subjects as good or poor readers. The researche…
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Date:
August 1983
Creator:
Nease, Charles
Partner:
UNT Libraries