Interest and Evaluative Meaning as Factors in the Acquisition of a Sight Vocabulary.

Holman, Glenn C., Jr.

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ERIC Number: ED078937

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Publication Date: 1973-Feb

Pages: 19

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Interest and Evaluative Meaning as Factors in the Acquisition of a Sight Vocabulary.

Holman, Glenn C., Jr.

Kindergarten Ss were assigned to three treatments. Group I learned words that were self-selected; Group II learned words selected by children in Group I, and Group III learned words common to the vocabulary of young children. Group I Ss scored significantly higher than the control group Ss, supporting the Ashton-Warner hypothesis. Group I ratings of evaluative meaning were in the direction predicted, but did not reach significance. (Author)

Descriptors: Interest Research, Kindergarten, Low Achievement, Performance Factors, Research Reports, Selection, Sight Vocabulary, Vocabulary Development

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Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (New Orleans, Louisiana, February 25 - March 1, 1973)