Abstract Vocabulary Development: Embodied Theory and Practice

Autor/inn/en	Sadoski, Mark; Lawrence, Beth
Titel	Abstract Vocabulary Development: Embodied Theory and Practice
Quelle	In: Educational Psychology Review, 35 (2023) 3, Artikel 84Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Sadoski, Mark)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1040-726X
DOI	10.1007/s10648-023-09802-9
Schlagwörter	Vocabulary Development; Theory Practice Relationship; Neuropsychology; Psychometrics; Cognitive Processes; Abstract Reasoning; Language Acquisition; Nonverbal Learning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wortschatzarbeit; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung; Neuropsychologie; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Abstraktes Denken; Denken; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb
Abstract	This article reviews the embodied theoretical basis for the meaningful learning of abstract vocabulary and reviews selected educational programs that are theoretically based and have both success and promise for abstract vocabulary development. Abstract vocabulary is a mainstay of academic vocabulary, but its nature and educational development are not well understood. From the perspective of embodied cognition and neuropsychology, the meaning and development of abstract words are based on nonverbal sensory, sensorimotor, and affective evocations as elaborated by verbal contextual associations both abstract and concrete. Developmental psychometric studies suggest a mutual relationship between nonverbal reasoning and increasingly abstract vocabulary that is a basis of the developing intellect. Although abstract vocabulary is typically learned through exposure to rich oral language and wide reading, direct instruction is also vital for many students. Educational interventions consistent with this nonverbal-verbal embodied theoretical account have been shown to be effective in learning academic vocabulary in general and abstract vocabulary in particular. However, more research is needed in both theory and practice. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01