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Incidental Word Learning While Reading: A Meta-Analysis

Swanborn, M.S.L., de Glopper, K.·1999·Review of Educational Research
DOI 10.3102/00346543069003261
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A meta.analysis of 20 experiments examining incidental word learning during normal reading shows that students learn around 15% of the unknown words they encounter. A test of homogeneity indicates that study outcomes diverge, although their heterogeneity is relatively small (19%). An exploratory multi-level analysis of the variability in the results suggests that several factors affect the probability of learning an unknown word while reading: pretest sensitization, students' grade level, students' level of reading ability, the sensitivity of assessment methods to partial word knowledge, and the amount of text surrounding the target words. A model that contains students' grade level and assessment methods' sensitivity to partial word knowledge predicts 66% of the systematic variance in the effect sizes. Implications for research and instruction are discussed.

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Authors
Swanborn, M. S. L., & de Glopper, K.
Affiliations
  • University of Amsterdam (NL)
  • SCO-Kohnstamm Institute, University of Amsterdam
Venue
Review of Educational Research
Publisher
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Published
1999-09
Volume
69
Issue
3
Pages
261-285
ISSN
  • 0034-6543 (ISSN-L)
  • 1935-1046
DOI
10.3102/00346543069003261
OpenAlex
W2152514606
Cited by
359
References
61
Citations by year
2026: 11 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 35 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 31 · 2016: 21 · 2015: 17 · 2014: 24 · 2013: 16 · 2012: 22
FWCI
1.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
Review of Educational Research (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Reading and Literacy Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Second Language Acquisition and Learning
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Language Development and Disorders
Keywords
incidental vocabulary learning, reading, vocabulary acquisition, out-of-vocabulary words, grade level, reading skills, assessment sensitivity, text context, reading instruction

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