The Effects of the Keyword Method on English Vocabulary Learning for Junior High School Students with Learning Disabilities

• Main Authors: Hsuan-Yu Chung, 鍾琁郁
• Other Authors: Chao-An Chi
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/52007547452210797510

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 特殊教育學系在職進修碩士班 === 103 === The purpose of the study is to explore how the keyword method enhances English vocabulary learning for junior high school students with learning disabilities. The subjects of this study were three junior high school students with learning disabilities. This study employed the multiple-probe technique across subjects, a variation of the multiple-baseline designs. The independent variable of this research is the keyword method, whereas the dependent variables are the outcomes of students’ learning of English vocabulary’s definition, recognition, and pronunciation. The experiment was divided into three phases, respectively the baseline period, the treatment period, and the maintenance period. The English vocabulary’s definition, recognition, and pronunciation attainment test and the English vocabulary’s definition, recognition, and pronunciation retention test developed by the researcher were used as data collection tools in the study. The data were analyzed using visual analysis and Cochran’s C test. The results of the study are as follows: 1. The keyword method has immediate effects on students’ English vocabu- lary defining skills. 2. The keyword method has retained effects on students’ English vocabula- ry defining skills. 3. The keyword method has immediate effects on students’ English vocabu- lary recognition skills. 4. The keyword method has retained effects on students’ English vocabula- ry recognition skills. 5. The keyword method has immediate effects on students’ English vocabu- lary pronunciation skills. 6. The keyword method has retained effects on students’ English vocabula- ry pronunciation skills. Based on the above results, suggestions were then proposed for teaching and future researches.