Zsófia K. Takács|Elise K. Swart|Adriana G. Bus
Can the computer replace the adult for storybook reading? A meta-analysis on the effects of multimedia stories as compared to sharing print stories with an adult
Leiden University|Leiden University|Leiden University
present metaanalysis challenges notion young children necessarily need adult scaffolding order understand narrative story learn words long encounter optimally designed multimedia stories including 29 studies 1272 children multimedia stories found beneficial encounters traditional story materials include help adult story comprehension g 040 k 18 well vocabulary g 030 k 11 however significant differences found learning outcomes multimedia stories sharing traditional printlike stories adult concluded multimedia features like animated illustrations background music sound effects provide similar scaffolding story comprehension word learning adult