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syllables with correct final syllables. C8 further demonstrated his learning by
matching 12 names to target pictures (listening) and 13 in reading format.
Table 5.25
C8’s detailed performance on learning new vocabulary
Assessment (type) Raw score Assessment (type) Raw score
IR DR IR DR
CR – NAME (S) 5 2 Read aloud (R) 14 1
CR – NAME (W) 13 6 W-P match – NAME (L) 12 6
CR – SKILL (S/W) 0.5 0 W-P match – NAME (R) 13 9
CR – HABITAT (S/W) 5 7 W-P match – SKILL (L) 11 5
CR – FOOD (S/W) 4 6 W-P match – SKILL (R) 6 4
Recognition (L) 13 14 Categorisation–
8 7
HABITAT/FOOD (P)
Recognition (R) 11 7 Categorisation–
11 3
HABITAT/FOOD (R)
P-S match (P) 17 15
Syllable completion (R) 11 10 TOTAL SCORE 154.5 102
5.13.2.2 Delayed recall
C8 recalled two words in spoken form in response to nine spoken syllable cues
and recalled six in written form. He also matched 6 new words (listen) and nine
new words (reading) to the correct image. C8 recognised 14 (listening) and 11
(reading) words as known to him and made three false positive responses for
this task. He also demonstrated memory for the new word forms by correctly
matching 15 images to the correct number of syllables and matched 10 initial
syllables to final syllables. This indicated that C8 had retained some of the new
vocabulary that he had learned.
5.13.2.3 Summary of new learning
C8 recalled 48% of information learned for immediate recall assessments. He
recalled 32% in delayed recall assessments indicating that he had retained 66%
of original information learned in long-term memory. C8 made some false
recognition errors perhaps slightly overestimating his learning ability. As
predicted C8 had a lot of difficulty demonstrating his learning in spoken format.
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