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  • Title: Teaching abstract vocabulary with the keyword method: effects on recall and comprehension.
    Author: Mastropieri MA, Scruggs TE, Fulk BJ.
    Journal: J Learn Disabil; 1990 Feb; 23(2):92-6, 107. PubMed ID: 2303742.
    Abstract:
    Twenty-five adolescents with learning disabilities were randomly assigned to either a keyword mnemonic condition or an experimenter-directed rehearsal condition and were individually taught 16 difficult vocabulary words, including 8 concrete and 8 abstract words. After an instructional period, students were given a test of literal recall as well as a comprehension test of their ability to apply newly acquired vocabulary words in a different context. Results indicated that mnemonically trained students outperformed control students on both abstract and concrete words, and on recall tests as well as on comprehension tests. Implications for vocabulary instruction as well as theories of learning disabilities are discussed.
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