Assessing Children's Understanding of Complex Syntax
A Comparison of Two Methods
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4503443 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pauline Frizelle (0000-0002-9715-3788, University of Oxford, corresponding author), P A Thompson (0000-0001-9940-6913, University of Oxford), Paul Thompson (0000-0003-2476-2803, University of Oxford), Mihaela Duta (0000-0002-0435-571X, University of Oxford), Dorothy V M Bishop (0000-0002-2448-4033, University of Oxford) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 255-291 |
| Publication date | 2019-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language Learning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0023-8333 • E-ISSN: 1467-9922 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/lang.12332 |
| OpenAlex | W2935068524 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 44 |
We examined the effect of two methods of assessment-multiple-choice sentence-picture matching and an animated sentence-verification task-on typically developing children's understanding of relative clauses. A sample of children between the ages of 3 years 6 months and 4 years 11 months took part in the study (N = 103). Results indicated that (a) participants performed better on the sentence-verification than on the multiple-choice task independently of age, (b) each testing method revealed a different hierarchy of constructions, and (c) the impact of testing method on participants' performance was greater for some constructions than others. Our results suggest that young children can understand complex sentences when they are presented in a manner that better reflects how people process language in natural discourse. These results have implications for the study of language comprehension in suggesting that results from multiple-choice tasks may not generalize to other methods.Open PracticesThis article has been awarded an Open Data badge. All data are publicly accessible via the Open Science Framework at https://osf.io/27gwb. Learn more about the Open Practices badges from the Center for Open Science: https://osf.io/tvyxz/wiki
Cognitive psychology · Comprehension · Linguistics · Matching (statistics) · Natural language processing · Sample (material) · Sentence · Statistics · Syntax · Task (project management) · Computer Science · Language Development and Disorders · Mathematics · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development
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| Citations per year | 1,83 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |