Motion and Sound in Animated Storybooks for Preschoolers' Visual Attention and Mandarin Language Learning: An Eye-Tracking Study with Bilingual Children
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| Title: | Motion and Sound in Animated Storybooks for Preschoolers' Visual Attention and Mandarin Language Learning: An Eye-Tracking Study with Bilingual Children |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Sun, He, Loh, Jieying, Charles Roberts, Adam |
| Source: | AERA Open. Apr-Jun 2019 5(2). |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 19 |
| Publication Date: | 2019 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Early Childhood Education Elementary Education Kindergarten Primary Education |
| Descriptors: | Animation, Books, Preschool Children, Motion, Acoustics, Attention Control, Mandarin Chinese, Language Acquisition, Bilingual Students, Eye Movements, Foreign Countries, Listening Comprehension, Vocabulary Development, Story Telling, Electronic Publishing, Reading Comprehension, Instructional Effectiveness, Kindergarten, Multimedia Instruction |
| Geographic Terms: | Singapore |
| ISSN: | 2332-8584 |
| Abstract: | This study examined the role of the "animated eBook advantage" in child bilingual's Mandarin learning, which has tended to be examined in the acquisition of Germanic languages. With this aim, 102 4- to 5-year-old preschoolers in Singapore were assigned to one of four conditions: (a) animated eBooks (+sound+motion), (b) static eBooks with sound, (c) static eBooks only, and (d) a control condition where children played a math game on an iPad. Three stories were displayed to children each for four times over 2 weeks, while visual attention was traced with an eye tracker. Children's target words and story comprehension were assessed for the effects of the intervention conditions. The results revealed that children in the animated condition outperform their counterparts in total fixation duration, target word production, and storytelling of one of the stories (Cycling With Grandpa). There were no consistent differences between the two static conditions. Our results indicate the importance of motion in animated eBook design, in line with previous findings. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2019 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1220751 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This study examined the role of the "animated eBook advantage" in child bilingual's Mandarin learning, which has tended to be examined in the acquisition of Germanic languages. With this aim, 102 4- to 5-year-old preschoolers in Singapore were assigned to one of four conditions: (a) animated eBooks (+sound+motion), (b) static eBooks with sound, (c) static eBooks only, and (d) a control condition where children played a math game on an iPad. Three stories were displayed to children each for four times over 2 weeks, while visual attention was traced with an eye tracker. Children's target words and story comprehension were assessed for the effects of the intervention conditions. The results revealed that children in the animated condition outperform their counterparts in total fixation duration, target word production, and storytelling of one of the stories (Cycling With Grandpa). There were no consistent differences between the two static conditions. Our results indicate the importance of motion in animated eBook design, in line with previous findings. |
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| ISSN: | 2332-8584 |
