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Spoken propositional idea density, a measure to help second language English speaking students: a multicentre cohort study

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العنوان: Spoken propositional idea density, a measure to help second language English speaking students: a multicentre cohort study
المؤلفون: Lunn, Andrew, Bürkle, Daniel Matthias, Ward, Rebecca Jayne, McCloskey, Alice P., Rathbone, Adam, Courtenay, Aaron, Mullen, Rachel, Manfrin, Andrea
بيانات النشر: Taylor and Francis
Taylor & Francis
سنة النشر: 2022
مصطلحات موضوعية: Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL), lang, socio
الوصف: Purpose Idea density has been shown to influence comprehension time for text in various populations. This study aims to explore the influence of spoken idea density on attainment in young, healthy subjects using demographic characteristics. Methods Students watched two online lectures and answered 10 multiple choice questions on them. Students received one more idea dense (MID) and one less idea dense (LID) lecture on two different subjects. Results Seventy-five students completed the study achieving a higher median score after a less idea-dense lecture (LID = 7(3), MID = 6(3), p = 0.04). Artificial neural network models revealed the first language as the main predictor of exam performance. The odds ratio (OR) of obtaining ≥70% after a more idea-dense lecture was six-time higher for the first language versus second language English speakers (OR = 5.963, 95% CI 1.080–32.911, p = 0.041). The odds ratio was not significant when receiving a less dense lecture (OR = 2.298, 95% CI 0.635–8.315, p = 0.205). Second-language speakers benefited from receiving a lower idea density, achieving a 10.8% score increase from high to low density, versus a 3.2% increase obtained by first language speakers. Conclusions The propositional idea density of lectures directly influences students’ comprehension, and disproportionately for second language speakers; revealing the possibility of reduced spoken idea density in levelling the attainment differential between first and second language speakers.
نوع الوثيقة: article in journal/newspaper
اللغة: English
العلاقة: https://clok.uclan.ac.uk/39317/1/39317%200142159X.2021.pdfTest; https://clok.uclan.ac.uk/39317Test/
الإتاحة: https://clok.uclan.ac.uk/39317/1/39317%200142159X.2021.pdfTest
https://clok.uclan.ac.uk/39317Test/
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رقم الانضمام: edsbas.1ACE1C90
قاعدة البيانات: BASE