Cognitive resources allocation in computer-mediated dictionary assisted learning: From word meaning to inferential comprehension

You Hsuan Chang, Tzu Chien Liu*, Fred Paas

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摘要

Computer-mediated dictionaries have been important and widely used aids in the comprehension of, and learning from online texts. However, despite the convenience of computer-mediated dictionaries in retrieving word meaning, its use may reduce the time that readers spend reading each word and negatively affect word retention. In addition, readers’ vocabulary size is a key factor influencing the lookup process, and its effectiveness. Therefore, in this study, we propose a new ‘checking-meaning’ function to optimize word retention and to explain readers’ cognitive resources allocation in computer-mediated dictionary assisted learning. We conducted a 2 (checking meaning function: with vs. without) × 2 (vocabulary size: large vs. small) between-subjects design to explore the effectiveness of vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension performance in computer-mediated dictionary-assisted reading. In line with the hypotheses, results revealed that the computer-mediated dictionary with checking-meaning function enhanced small vocabulary size learners’ vocabulary acquisition, but negatively influenced large vocabulary size learners’ reading comprehension performance. Based on these results, we propose the competition-cooperation relationship to explain readers’ cognitive resources allocation in computer-mediated dictionary assisted learning.

原文英語
頁(從 - 到)113-129
頁數17
期刊Computers and Education
127
DOIs
出版狀態已發佈 - 2018 12月

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • 一般電腦科學
  • 教育

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