Immediate testing is more beneficial than delayed testing when learning novel words in a foreign language

Abstract: The benefit of testing on the retention of verbal materials has been studied quite extensively, however very little attention has been put on establishing when the best time to actually apply a test is. The present study investigated the effect of testing (immediate and delayed) on the lea...

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Autores principales:	Ferreira,Roberto Andrés, Soto Sierra,Valeska, Aedo Vega,Stephanie
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Instituto de Literatura y Ciencias del Lenguaje 2019
Materias:	Testing effect word learning foreign language learning proactive interference semantic categorisation.
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-093420190002002902019-07-10Immediate testing is more beneficial than delayed testing when learning novel words in a foreign languageFerreira,Roberto AndrésSoto Sierra,ValeskaAedo Vega,Stephanie Testing effect word learning foreign language learning proactive interference semantic categorisation. Abstract: The benefit of testing on the retention of verbal materials has been studied quite extensively, however very little attention has been put on establishing when the best time to actually apply a test is. The present study investigated the effect of testing (immediate and delayed) on the learning of novel words in English as a foreign language (EFL). The participants were 20 students of EFL enrolled on a 5-year teaching programme. They learned the meaning of 20 matched novel words presented with images, sentences, and exercises during learning. The experiment took place over a week. On day 1 participants learned a list of 10 words, and a day later (day 2), they learned another set of 10 words and were then immediately tested on all 20 words. On day 8, participants were tested again on all the words they had learned. A semantic categorisation task was used for the purpose, consisting of classifying newly learned words into living or nonliving things. The results showed that participants classified more accurately and responded faster to newly learned words tested immediately after training than words learned a day earlier, and these effects were stable over time. These results can be explained by interference theories or by the alternative retrieval route theory because when testing is applied immediately after learning, it acts as an instant shield that protects newly learned words from interference, or strengthens their retrieval routes.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Instituto de Literatura y Ciencias del LenguajeRevista signos v.52 n.100 20192019-08-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-09342019000200290en10.4067/S0718-09342019000200290
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spellingShingle	Testing effect word learning foreign language learning proactive interference semantic categorisation. Ferreira,Roberto Andrés Soto Sierra,Valeska Aedo Vega,Stephanie Immediate testing is more beneficial than delayed testing when learning novel words in a foreign language
description	Abstract: The benefit of testing on the retention of verbal materials has been studied quite extensively, however very little attention has been put on establishing when the best time to actually apply a test is. The present study investigated the effect of testing (immediate and delayed) on the learning of novel words in English as a foreign language (EFL). The participants were 20 students of EFL enrolled on a 5-year teaching programme. They learned the meaning of 20 matched novel words presented with images, sentences, and exercises during learning. The experiment took place over a week. On day 1 participants learned a list of 10 words, and a day later (day 2), they learned another set of 10 words and were then immediately tested on all 20 words. On day 8, participants were tested again on all the words they had learned. A semantic categorisation task was used for the purpose, consisting of classifying newly learned words into living or nonliving things. The results showed that participants classified more accurately and responded faster to newly learned words tested immediately after training than words learned a day earlier, and these effects were stable over time. These results can be explained by interference theories or by the alternative retrieval route theory because when testing is applied immediately after learning, it acts as an instant shield that protects newly learned words from interference, or strengthens their retrieval routes.
author	Ferreira,Roberto Andrés Soto Sierra,Valeska Aedo Vega,Stephanie
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title	Immediate testing is more beneficial than delayed testing when learning novel words in a foreign language
title_short	Immediate testing is more beneficial than delayed testing when learning novel words in a foreign language
title_full	Immediate testing is more beneficial than delayed testing when learning novel words in a foreign language
title_fullStr	Immediate testing is more beneficial than delayed testing when learning novel words in a foreign language
title_full_unstemmed	Immediate testing is more beneficial than delayed testing when learning novel words in a foreign language
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publisher	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Instituto de Literatura y Ciencias del Lenguaje
publishDate	2019
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Immediate testing is more beneficial than delayed testing when learning novel words in a foreign language

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