Date of Award
2016
Degree Name
Special Education
College
College of Education
Type of Degree
M.A.
Document Type
Research Paper
First Advisor
Lori Howard
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of picture word pairing and semantic mapping strategies on the vocabulary understanding of second grade students. Fourteen second grade students were given a teacher created pretest on vocabulary words found in their story for the week. Then, the teacher enhanced the usual vocabulary instruction with two visual strategies, picture word pairing and semantic mapping strategies. Finally, they were given a posttest to show how much they improved. Results indicated that the intervention improved all participants’ scores by 15%. Eight out of fourteen had a score of over 80% on the posttest, suggesting that the visual strategies helped the students to learn vocabulary.
Note(s)
CISP 615 Special Education Research.
Subject(s)
Vocabulary -- Study and teaching.
Vocabulary -- Study and teaching -- Aids and devices.
Recommended Citation
Phillips, Maria, "The Effects of Visual Vocabulary Strategies on Vocabulary Knowledge" (2016). Theses, Dissertations and Capstones. 987.
https://mds.marshall.edu/etd/987