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Individual Differences in Active Learning: The Role of Language Background in the Production Effect (95249)
Session Chair: Yung-Huei Chen
This presentation will be live-streamed via Zoom (Online Access)
Saturday, 4 October 2025 13:00
Session: Session 2
Room: Live-Stream Room 2
Presentation Type:Live-Stream Presentation
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Active learning strategies play a crucial role in memory retention in education. One such strategy, verbalizing information aloud, leads to superior recall of words spoken aloud compared to those read silently—a phenomenon known as the production effect. Despite its well-documented benefits, little research has explored how differences in language background influence the PE as an active learning strategy. This study examined individual differences in PE-based learning outcomes among 128 monolingual and bilingual English speakers across two experiments. In Experiment 1, participants articulated or silently read English words before completing a memory test. Both groups exhibited a recall advantage for spoken words, but bilinguals demonstrated higher overall memory accuracy. In Experiment 2, participants completed the same task with pseudowords, simulating novel vocabulary acquisition. Again, both groups exhibited a PE, but bilinguals were significantly faster in recognizing articulated pseudowords. These findings suggest that both bilingual and monolingual learners benefit from verbal production in learning, but that bilinguals show a greater overall advantage in word learning. Given the increasing emphasis on personalized education, these results underscore the importance of tailoring learning strategies to individual linguistic backgrounds. Educators may consider integrating verbal production techniques into language and literacy instruction to optimize learning outcomes for diverse student populations.
Authors:
Brian Mathias, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Rebecca Bridle, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Abdul Manaf Mumuni, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom
About the Presenter(s)
Dr Brian Mathias is a University Assistant Professor/Lecturer at University of Aberdeen in United Kingdom
Connect on ResearchGate
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Brian-Mathias
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