Iranian Preschoolers Vocabulary Development: Background Television and Socio-Economic Status
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| Title: | Iranian Preschoolers Vocabulary Development: Background Television and Socio-Economic Status |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Mohamad Reza Farangi (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Early Childhood Literacy. 2024 24(2):422-444. |
| 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: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 23 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Socioeconomic Status, Television Viewing, Vocabulary Development, Language Tests, Indo European Languages, Environmental Influences |
| Geographic Terms: | Iran |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Test of Language Development |
| DOI: | 10.1177/14687984211073653 |
| ISSN: | 1468-7984 1741-2919 |
| Abstract: | Children's early language development is under the influence of several positive and negative factors including television as an input source and family's socio-economic status. Considering that, this study investigated the effects of these variables on children's vocabulary development using a quasi-experimental design. To this end, 60 Iranian children, 30 from high and 30 from low socio-economic status, were selected using stratified random sampling. They were divided into four groups based on their background TV exposure and socio-economic status. TOLD-3 was given to the groups as a vocabulary development test before and after a 6-week observation. Results indicated that the high socio-economic-low background group scored higher than the other groups in the vocabulary development posttest while the low socio-economic-low background group scored lower that the other groups. Furthermore, while high background TV had a negative influence on the children's vocabulary development in families with a high socio-economic status, it had a positive influence on the children in families with a low socio-economic status. These results have some implications for families, first and second language studies. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1426183 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Children's early language development is under the influence of several positive and negative factors including television as an input source and family's socio-economic status. Considering that, this study investigated the effects of these variables on children's vocabulary development using a quasi-experimental design. To this end, 60 Iranian children, 30 from high and 30 from low socio-economic status, were selected using stratified random sampling. They were divided into four groups based on their background TV exposure and socio-economic status. TOLD-3 was given to the groups as a vocabulary development test before and after a 6-week observation. Results indicated that the high socio-economic-low background group scored higher than the other groups in the vocabulary development posttest while the low socio-economic-low background group scored lower that the other groups. Furthermore, while high background TV had a negative influence on the children's vocabulary development in families with a high socio-economic status, it had a positive influence on the children in families with a low socio-economic status. These results have some implications for families, first and second language studies. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-7984 1741-2919 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/14687984211073653 |
