Assessing Word Learning: The Use of Dynamic Measures
Burton, Vera Joanna
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Description
Title
Assessing Word Learning: The Use of Dynamic Measures
Author(s)
Burton, Vera Joanna
Issue Date
2005
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Watkins, Ruth V.
Department of Study
Speech and Hearing Science
Discipline
Speech and Hearing Science
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Sociology, Public and Social Welfare
Language
eng
Abstract
The dynamic assessment of word learning was less influenced by environmental factors than the static vocabulary measures; however, the data also revealed a more complicated outcome. Differences emerged between the participants in the high-risk, low-risk and language disability groups, not just on the static measures of vocabulary, but on almost every measure. This finding indicated that by first grade, measures of underlying aptitude and ability are also affected by environmental variables. Further, the results indicated that the initial theoretical model of vocabulary development used for this study did not account for the complete picture of vocabulary development. A revised theoretical model of word learning and vocabulary development was necessary to account for the underlying language aptitude and the demographic factors that influence vocabulary development. There were a number of clinical implications of the findings, both for the use of standardized static and nonstandardized measures.
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