Utilizing Student-Generated Pictures for
Formative Vocabulary Instruction
Charles J. Anderson
Kyushu Sangyo University
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.7820/vli.v01.1.anderson
Abstract
Contemporary vocabulary learning strategies focus on the learner. This
may overlook the effect good classroom instruction, such as formative
feedback, can have on acquisition. Formative feedback is strongly
correlated with positive learning outcomes because it provides explicit
information the learner can use to move beyond what is known and
towards a learning goal. Drawing pictures of target vocabulary is one
activity that supports vocabulary acquisition while also promoting more
formative feedback. Research indicates that the drawing of pictures can
deepen understanding and improve recall. Furthermore, students’ illustrations
also facilitate the delivery of more specific feedback than more
conventional vocabulary acquisition strategies, provided teachers use
them effectively. This activity aids less proficient university students by
facilitating better feedback and deepening existing vocabulary knowledge
and improving recall.
Keywords: vocabulary learning; vocabulary acquisition; pictures; drawing; illustration;
learning strategies.
1 Background
Numerous methods for effectively teaching vocabulary have been proposed
in the second language acquisition (SLA) literature over the past 20 years.
Schmitt (1997) groups them into two broad categories: discovering strategies for
initial learning, and consolidation strategies for remembering and deepening
understanding of previously encountered words. A majority of these strategies
fall into the more important second category, and most have been shown to be
effective. Relying only upon these consolidation strategies, however, risks
disregarding other potentially beneficial features of classroom instruction that
have been shown to strongly correlate with positive learning outcomes. Of
particular interest is the role formative feedback can play in facilitating learning.
In meta-analyses, formative feedback has been repeatedly shown to be one of the
greatest predictors of learning outcomes (Hattie, 2009). Formative feedback is
any information the learner can use to move beyond what is known, towards
what they desire to know. However, until now the literature has not discussed
teaching methods that facilitate this process. This paper proposes a classroom
activity which could facilitate formative feedback from teachers to students,
picture drawing, and details its use in a classroom setting over the course of a
semester.
Utilizing Student-Generated Pictures for
Formative Vocabulary Instruction
Charles J. Anderson
Kyushu Sangyo University
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.7820/vli.v01.1.anderson
Abstract
Contemporary vocabulary learning strategies focus on the learner. This
may overlook the effect good classroom instruction, such as formative
feedback, can have on acquisition. Formative feedback is strongly
correlated with positive learning outcomes because it provides explicit
information the learner can use to move beyond what is known and
towards a learning goal. Drawing pictures of target vocabulary is one
activity that supports vocabulary acquisition while also promoting more
formative feedback. Research indicates that the drawing of pictures can
deepen understanding and improve recall. Furthermore, students’ illustrations
also facilitate the delivery of more specific feedback than more
conventional vocabulary acquisition strategies, provided teachers use
them effectively. This activity aids less proficient university students by
facilitating better feedback and deepening existing vocabulary knowledge
and improving recall.
Keywords: vocabulary learning; vocabulary acquisition; pictures; drawing; illustration;
learning strategies.
1 Background
Numerous methods for effectively teaching vocabulary have been proposed
in the second language acquisition (SLA) literature over the past 20 years.
Schmitt (1997) groups them into two broad categories: discovering strategies for
initial learning, and consolidation strategies for remembering and deepening
understanding of previously encountered words. A majority of these strategies
fall into the more important second category, and most have been shown to be
effective. Relying only upon these consolidation strategies, however, risks
disregarding other potentially beneficial features of classroom instruction that
have been shown to strongly correlate with positive learning outcomes. Of
particular interest is the role formative feedback can play in facilitating learning.
In meta-analyses, formative feedback has been repeatedly shown to be one of the
greatest predictors of learning outcomes (Hattie, 2009). Formative feedback is
any information the learner can use to move beyond what is known, towards
what they desire to know. However, until now the literature has not discussed
teaching methods that facilitate this process. This paper proposes a classroom
activity which could facilitate formative feedback from teachers to students,
picture drawing, and details its use in a classroom setting over the course of a
semester.
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