Learning high and low image vividness words in Eusquera using keyword mnemonics
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17979/reipe.2020.7.1.6248Keywords:
mnemonics, keyword, languages, learning, recallAbstract
Keyword mnemonics has been shown to be an effective method of learning foreign vocabulary in a variety of languages from around the world. This study examined the effectiveness of keyword mnemonics in the learning of Basque using long lists of high and low image vividness words. A sample of 424 (226 female and 198 male) compulsory secondary education students were provided with a list of 28 Basque words (14 high image vividness and 14 low image vividness) and their Spanish translation, and then surveyed using the Gordon Test of Visual Imagery Control and the Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire. The results revealed that when keyword words were chosen by the participants’ classmates, recall of the Spanish translation of the Basque words was higher in the keyword mnemonics group than in the groups that used repetition or other methods for selecting keywords. The study ends with a discussion of the results and proposals for new lines of research.
Downloads
Publication Facts
Reviewer profiles N/A
Author statements
Indexed in
-
—
- Editor & editorial board
- profiles
- Academic society
- N/A
- Publisher
- Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións
To learn about these publication facts, click 
PF is maintained by the Public Knowledge Project
References
Atkinson, R. C. (1975). Mnemotechnics in second-language learning. American Psychologist, 30, 821-828. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0077029
Atkinson, R. C., & Raugh, M. R. (1975). An application of the mnemonic keyword method to the acquisition of a Russian vocabulary. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory, 1, 126-133. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-7393.1.2.126
Baleghizadeh, S., & Ashoori, A. (2010). The effect of keyword and word-list methods on immediate vocabulary retention of EFL learners. Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 30, 251-261. http://pjss.bzu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/5e95531813732/page
Beaton, A., Gruneberg, M., Hyde, C., Shufflebottom, A., & Sykes, R. (2005). Facilitation of receptive and productive foreign vocabulary learning using the keyword method: The role of image quality. Memory, 13, 458-471. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658210444000395
Campos, A., & Ameijide, L. (2014). Mnemotecnia de la palabra clave con dibujos y juicios metamnemónicos de personas mayores. Revista Iberoamericana de Psicología y Salud, 5, 23-38.
Campos, A., Amor, A., & González, M. A. (2002). Presentation of keywords by means of interactive drawings. The Spanish Journal of Psychology, 5, 102-109. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1138741600005874
Campos, A., Amor, A., & González, M. A. (2004a). Drawing-assisted strategies in keyword mnemonics. Studia Psychologica, 46, 211-218. Disponible en: https://www.studiapsychologica.com/uploads/CAMPOSCAMPOS_3_vol.46_2004_pp.211-218.PDF
Campos, A., Amor, A., & González, M. A. (2004b). The importance of the keyword-generation method in keyword mnemonics. Experimental Psychology, 51, 125-131. https://doi.org/10.1027/1618-3169.51.2.125
Campos, A., Camino, E., & Pérez-Fabello, M. J. (2010). Aprendizaje de vocabulario con alta y baja viveza de imagen mediante la mnemotécnica de la palabra clave [Vocabulary learning with high and low imagery vividness using the mnemonic keyword method]. Revista Galego-Portuguesa de Psicoloxía e Educación, 18(2), 67-77. http://hdl.handle.net/2183/8420
Campos, A., Camino, E., & Pérez-Fabello, M. J. (2011). Using the keyword mnemonics method among adult learners. Educational Gerontology, 37, 327-335. https://doi.org/10.1080/03601271003608886
Campos, A., González, M. A., & Amor, A. (2002). The Spanish version of the Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire: Factor structure and internal consistency reliability. Psychological Reports, 90, 503-506. https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.2002.90.2.503
Campos, A., González, M. A., & Amor, A. (2003). Limitations of the mnemonic-keyword method. The Journal of General Psychology, 130, 399-413. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221300309601166
Campos, A., González, M. A., & Amor, A. (2004). Different strategies for keyword generation. Journal of Mental Imagery, 28(3 & 4), 51-58.
Campos, A., & Pérez, M.J. (1997). Mnemonic images and associated pair recall. Journal of Mental Imagery, 21, 73-82.
Campos, A., Pérez-Fabello, M. J., & Camino, E. (2010). Eficacia de la mnemotecnia de la palabra clave en personas adultas. Psicothema, 22, 752-757. http://www.psicothema.com/psicothema.asp?id=3797
Campos, A., Rodríguez-Pinal, & Pérez-Fabello (2013). Aprendizaje del idioma gallego mediante la mnemotecnia de la palabra clave, en personas bilingües, altas y bajas en control de imagen. Revista de Investigación en Educación, 11(2), 50-59. http://reined.webs.uvigo.es/index.php/reined/article/view/173
Campos, A., Rodríguez-Pinal, & Pérez-Fabello (2014). Receptive and productive recall with the keyword mnemonics in bilingual students. Current Psychology, 33, 64-72. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-013-9197-y
Davoudi, M., & Yousefi, D. (2016). The effect of keyword method on vocabulary retention of senior high school EFL learners in Iran. Journal of Education and Practice, 7(11), 106-113.
Denis, M. (1979). Les images mentales. Paris: Puf.
Ernest, C. H. (1991). Ability differences and prose learning. Intelligence, 15, 455-477. https://doi.org/10.1016/0160-2896(91)90007-Z
George, D., & Mallery, P. (2003). SPSS for Windows steps by step: A simple guide and reference. 11.0 update. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
González, M. A., Amor, A., & Campos, A. (2003). La mnemotecnia de la palabra clave. A Coruña: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de A Coruña.
González, M. A., Goñi-Artola, A., & Campos, A. (2019). The effect of the concordance of peer-generated keywords on language acquisition. North American Journal of Psychology, 21, 423-440.
González, M. A., Goñi-Artola, A., & Campos, A. (2020). Eficacia de la mnemotecnia de la palabra clave y la viveza de imagen en el aprendizaje del euskera. Manuscrito enviado para publicación.
Hall, J. W., Wilson, K. P., & Patterson, R. J. (1981). Mnemotechnics: Some limitations of the mnemonic keyword method for the study of foreign language vocabulary. Journal of Educational Psychology, 73, 345-357. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-0663.73.3.345
Hogben, D., & Lawson, M. J. (1994). Keyword and multiple elaboration strategies for vocabulary acquisition in foreign language learning. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 19, 367-376. https://doi.org/10.1006/ceps.1994.1027
Lawson, M. J., & Hogben, D. (1998). Learning and recall of foreign-language vocabulary: Effects of a keyword strategy for immediate and delayed recall. Learning and Instruction, 8, 179-194. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0959-4752(97)00016-9
Levin, J. R., McCormick, C. B., Miller, G. E., Berry, J. K., & Pressley, M. (1982). Mnemonic versus nonmnemonic vocabulary-learning strategies for children. American Educational Research Journal, 19, 121-136. https://doi.org/10.3102/00028312019001121
Levin, J. R., Pressley, M., McCormick, C. B., Miller, G. E., & Shriberg, L. K. (1979). Assessing the classroom potential of the keyword method. Journal of Educational Psychology, 71, 583-594. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-0663.71.5.583
Marks, D. F. (1973). Visual imagery differences in the recall of pictures. British Journal of Psychology, 64, 17-24. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8295.1973.tb01322.x
Merry, R. (1980). The keyword method and children's vocabulary learning in the classroom. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 50, 123-136. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8279.1980.tb02438.x
Paivio, A. (1971). Imagery and verbal processes. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
Pérez-Fabello, M. J., & Campos, A. (2004). Factor structure and internal consistency of the Spanish version of the Gordon Test of Visual Imagery Control. Psychological Reports, 94, 761-766. https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.94.3.761-766
Pérez-Fabello, M. J., & Campos, A., & Gómez-Juncal, R. (2007). Visual imaging capacity and imagery control in fine arts students. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 104, 815-822. https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.104.3.815-822
Pérez-Fabello, M. J., & Campos, A., & Meana, J. C. (2014). Vividness and control of mental imagery and the component of in-depth drawing. Creativity Research Journal, 26, 244-247. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2014.901097
Pressley, M., Samuel, J., Hershey, M. M., Bishop, S. L., & Dickinson, D. (1981). Use of a mnemonic technique to teach young children foreign language vocabulary. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 6, 110-116. https://doi.org/10.1016/0361-476X(81)90039-4
Raugh, M. R., & Atkinson, R. C. (1975). A mnemonic method for the learning of a second language vocabulary. Journal of Educational Psychology, 67, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0078665
Richardson, A. (1969). Mental imagery. Nueva York: Springer.
Richardson, A. (1994). Individual differences in imaging. Amityville, NY: Baywood.
Rotjanawongchasai, S. (2016). How teachers can make the keyword method more challenging for students. The Asian EFL Journal Professional Teaching Articles, 96, 60-82.
Sadoski, M. (2005). A dual coding view of vocabulary learning. Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2, 221-238. https://doi.org/10.1080/10573560590949359
Shapiro, A. M., & Waters, D. L. (2005). An investigation of the cognitive processes underlying the keyword method of foreign vocabulary learning. Language Teaching Research, 9, 129-146. https://doi.org/10.1191/1362168805lr151oa
Troutt-Ervin, E. (1990). Application of keyword mnemonics to learning terminology in the college classroom. The Journal of Experimental Education, 59, 31-41. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220973.1990.10806549
Tulving, E. (2002). Episodic memory: From mind to brain. Annual Review of Psychology, 53, 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.psych.53.100901.135114
Valle Arrollo, F. (1998). Normas de imaginabilidad. Oviedo: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Oviedo.
Wei, Z. (2015). Does teaching mnemonics for vocabulary learning make a difference? Putting the keyword method and the word part technique to the test. Language Teaching Research, 19, 43-69. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362168814541734
Wyra, M., Lawson, M. J., & Hungi, N. (2007). The mnemonic keyword method: The effects of bidirectional retrieval training and of ability to image on foreign language vocabulary recall. Learning and Instruction,17, 360–371. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2007.02.008
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
The papers published in this journal are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Authors are the holders of the exploitation rights (copyright) of their work, but grant the right of first publication to the Revista de Estudios e Investigación en Psicología y Educación, which may publish in any language and format as well as publish and distribute their whole or partial content by any technologically available means and via data base.
Authors are allowed and encouraged to disseminate the articles accepted for publication on personal or institutional websites, before and after their publication, provided it is clearly stated that the work is in this journal and all bibliographic data are provided along with access to the document, preferably through the DOI (if it is indispensable to use a pdf, the final version formatted by the journal should be used). In the case of articles resulting from funded studies or projects, this will be done within the deadlines and terms established by the supporting organisation(s) of the published research.
