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(i.e. C1, P3 and C2) remained the top three scorers and the lowest scoring
participants (i.e. C9, C10 and C11) remained the lowest scoring following the
removal of the tasks requiring spoken and written responses.
Original
ranking
Table 5.2
Raw and percentage scores for non-verbal assessment tasks
for immediate recall (12 participants)
Non-verbal
ranking
Word-picture
Matching (name)
Word-picture
Matching (skill)
Syllable
completion
Total
Listen Read Listen Read Read N %
C1 C1 20 20 20 20 20 100 100
P3 C2 20 20 20 20 20 100 100
C2 P3 20 20 18 20 16 94 94
C3 C4 20 20 20 18 16 94 94
C4 C3 16 15 20 18 20 89 89
C5 C5 18 14 11 8 15 66 66
C6 C7 11 11 11 13 13 59 59
C7 C6 8 8 11 15 15 57 57
C8 C8 12 13 11 6 11 53 53
C9 C9 3 5 7 7 9 31 31
C10 C10 9 8 7 1 4 29 29
C11 C11 1 8 3 4 4 20 20
The original immediate recall total (i.e. including spoken and written tasks) was
therefore considered reflective of the overall ability to learn the new vocabulary
by participants. Therefore the original raw scores will be used for all further
analyses.
In order to observe if the learning demonstrated by participants in immediate
recall tasks was retained in long-term memory, participants were re-assessed
three to five days following the final training session. Ten participants agreed to
participate in the delayed recall assessment tasks (P3 and C1-C9). Details of
performance on all delayed recall tasks are presented in the individual
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