A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of - Queen Margaret University

adults, although presenting with post-stroke aphasia, all demonstrated some
ability to learn new vocabulary. There was a large range of learning ability
spanning from the lowest percentage correct of 15%, to the highest percentage
correct of 99%.
Table 5.1
Raw and percentage scores for immediate recall tasks (12 participants)
Participant Raw score Percentage correct
(total = 320)
C1 318 99
P3* 253 90
C2 284 89
C3 266 83
C4 215 67
C5 199 62
C6 189.5 59
C7 155 48
C8 154.5 48
C9 76 24
C10 50 16
C11 49 15
*P3’s total possible raw score is 280 (refer 4.6.3)
As the various assessment tasks facilitated the demonstration of this learning in
ways other than and in addition to spoken and/or written responses the findings
were considered to be a reflection of participant ability to learn the new words.
However, the more ability a participant had for spoken and/or written
communication the more points they were likely to achieve, perhaps placing
participants who were unable to demonstrate their learning in spoken or written
format at an instant disadvantage. When the assessment tasks that did not
require spoken and written responses were subtracted from the total raw scores
a slightly different picture emerged. Table 5.2 presents the ranking of
participants using these amended raw scores and percentages. Although
individual rankings of participants changed, the original top three participants
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