An Improved Measure of Retention in Vocabulary Learning and Its Application

Kim, Hyung-Sun (김형선); CHOI UNG YONG (최웅용)

An Improved Measure of Retention in Vocabulary Learning and Its Application

Modern English Education
Abbr : MEESO
2017, 18(1), pp.1-24
Publisher : The Modern English Education Society
Research Area : Humanities > English Language and Literature > English Language Teaching
Published : February 28, 2017

Kim, Hyung-Sun ¹, CHOI UNG YONG ²

¹조선대학교
²전남대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study proposes a new model to measure learners’ vocabulary retention, namely the Tracing Measure of Retention (TMR), as opposed to the conventional method, named as the Simple Comparison of Scores (SCS) in this study. The SCS has been mostly based on a fixed group of target words, which does not properly reflect participants’ individual differences. Moreover, the delayed-test scores may possibly include the words that are not subject to retention. This study attempts to justify the newly proposed model as a solution to these issues by applying both models to an authentic learning activity and comparing the two sets of outcomes. Seventy eight university students participated in an in-class reading activity which was designed to boost incidental vocabulary learning, and the vocabulary tests accompanied. The two measurement models yielded different results, which were compared by means of participants’ proficiency levels as a verification tool. The Pearson correlation analysis and ANOVA tests were carried out to check for statistical significance. The results supported the TMR as a more accurate and practical measure of retention, which would serve more insightful research.

KEYWORDS

tracing measure of retention (TMR)/customized target-word identification (CTI)

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.

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