Effects of Morphological Instruction on Vocabulary Acquisition

Autor/inn/en	Bowers, Peter N.; Kirby, John R.
Titel	Effects of Morphological Instruction on Vocabulary Acquisition
Quelle	In: Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 23 (2010) 5, S.515-537 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0922-4777
DOI	10.1007/s11145-009-9172-z
Schlagwörter	Grade 4; Vocabulary Development; Regression (Statistics); Grade 5; Pretests Posttests; Morphology (Languages); Intervention + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; Wortschatzarbeit; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Morphology; Morphologie
Abstract	The effects of a 20-session intervention targeting morphological word structure on vocabulary knowledge were investigated in four Grade 4 and 5 classes, assigned randomly to treatment and control conditions. Hierarchical regression analyses controlling for initial vocabulary showed significant instructional effects on morphological analysis and vocabulary with words that were taught directly and novel words built on bases that were taught in the context of other derivations, but not for words with untaught bases. Results indicated that the treatment group made better use of pre-test vocabulary knowledge in learning new vocabulary. Results are discussed in light of the growing debate regarding whether to teach many words in a shallow way or to provide deep, rich instruction about fewer words. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10