The effects of visual and verbal coding mnemonics on learning Chinese characters in computer-based instruction |
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Authors: | Mei-Liang Amy Kuo Simon Hooper |
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Institution: | (1) the School of Education at Capella University, USA;(2) College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota, Minnesota, USA |
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Abstract: | The effects of different approaches to learning Chinese characters were investigated. Ninety-two high-school students were
randomly assigned to one of five treatment groups: translation, verbal mnemonics, visual mnemonics, dual coding mnemonics,
or self-generated mnemonics. All groups received instruction and completed posttests in a computer-based environment. The
results indicate that participants who generated their own mnemonics demonstrated higher posttest performance than those in
visual coding, verbal coding, and translation groups; subjects in the dual coding group scored higher than those in the translation
group. Those who generated their own mnemonics spent more time on task than any other group, and those in the verbal coding
group took more time than those in the translation group. Survey and qualitative data suggest that learners' interpretations
of the Chinese characters were rooted in their cultural backgrounds and personal experiences. |
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