Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine if there is a difference in word learning dependent on if the child heard the target word in static book or iPad book format. The researcher had nineteen preschool children from two preschools in Ohio complete the study. Before completing the study each child completed a PPVT-IV and a receptive and expressive pre-test of ten target words and ten control words. Each child heard two books one of which was on the iPad and the other in static form. The children completed a post-test of the ten target words immediately following hearing the words and then in the following three to four weeks to test any delayed learning. Results of this study found that the platform the word was presented in did not seem to make a difference in word learning. These findings reveal the need for educators and parents to support books in low or high tech form with word learning techniques and strategies. Furthermore, future research needs to improve the measures used to determine the word knowledge of such young children.
Advisor
Furey, Joan
Department
Communication Studies
Recommended Citation
Murdock, Samantha Lynn, "iLearn: A Quantitative Study of the use of iPads in Early Word Learning" (2015). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 6768.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/6768
Disciplines
Speech Pathology and Audiology
Keywords
word-learning, iPad books, static books
Publication Date
2015
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
© Copyright 2015 Samantha Lynn Murdock