How variability shapes learning and generalization

L Raviv, G Lupyan, SC Green - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2022 - cell.com
Learning is using past experiences to inform new behaviors and actions. Because all
experiences are unique, learning always requires some generalization. An effective way of …

Frequency effects in reading are powerful–But is contextual diversity the more important variable?

CL Caldwell‐Harris - Language and Linguistics Compass, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
For decades word frequency has been one of the most important variables in
psycholinguistics. Frequent words are more easily recognized and processed more …

Anchoring and contextual variation in the early stages of incidental word learning during reading

MHC Mak, Y Hsiao, K Nation - Journal of Memory and Language, 2021 - Elsevier
Lexical processing is influenced by a word's semantic diversity, as estimated by corpus-
derived metrics. Although this suggests that contextual variation shapes verbal learning and …

The effects of definitional, sentential, and textual vocabulary learning strategies on Iranian EFL learners' vocabulary learning and retention

G Aghajanzadeh Kiasi… - Reading & Writing …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This research investigated the effect of three definitional, sentential, and textual vocabulary
learning strategies on Iranian intermediate EFL learners' vocabulary learning and retention …

Determining the importance of frequency and contextual diversity in the lexical organization of multiword expressions.

MSG Senaldi, DA Titone, BT Johns - Canadian Journal of …, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
Les modèles de force lexicale fondés sur le corpus remettent en question le rôle de la
fréquence des mots comme principe d'organisation du lexique. Ce qui transparait de ceci …

Diversity of narrative context disrupts the early stage of learning the meanings of novel words

RC Hulme, A Begum, K Nation, JM Rodd - Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 2023 - Springer
High quality lexical representations develop through repeated exposures to words in
different contexts. This preregistered experiment investigated how diversity of narrative …

Controlled language generation for language learning items

K Stowe, D Ghosh, M Zhao - arXiv preprint arXiv:2211.15731, 2022 - arxiv.org
This work aims to employ natural language generation (NLG) to rapidly generate items for
English language learning applications: this requires both language models capable of …

A Context-Based Multimedia Vocabulary Learning System for Mobile Users

A Vargo, K Yamaguchi, M Iwata, K Kise - Informatics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Vocabulary acquisition and retention is an essential part of learning a foreign language and
many learners use flashcard applications to repetitively increase vocabulary retention …

Differences in the semantic structure of the speech experienced by late talkers, late bloomers, and typical talkers.

E Jiménez, TT Hills - Developmental Psychology, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
The present study investigates the relation between language environment and language
delay in 63 British-English speaking children (19 typical talkers (TT), 22 late talkers (LT), and …

When is a word in good company for learning?

L Unger, T Chang, O Savic, BK Bergen… - Developmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Although identifying the referents of single words is often cited as a key challenge for getting
word learning off the ground, it overlooks the fact that young learners consistently encounter …