TY - JOUR
T1 - Adapting language development research paradigms to online testing
T2 - Data from preferential looking, word learning and vocabulary assessment in toddlers
AU - Nguyen, Delphine K.L.
AU - Fitzpatrick, Nadine
AU - Floccia, Caroline
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press.
PY - 2024/4/4
Y1 - 2024/4/4
N2 - During the recent pandemic, it became necessary to adapt lab-based studies to online experiments. To investigate the impact of online testing on the quality of data, we focus on three paradigms widely used in infant research: a word recognition task using the Intermodal Preferential Looking Paradigm, a word learning task using the Switch task, and a language assessment tool (WinG) where children identify a target word amongst a set of picture cards. Our results for synchronous and asynchronous studies provide support for the robustness of online testing. In Experiment 1, robust word recognition was found in 24-month-old toddlers. In Experiment 2, 17-month-old infants consistently learned a new word. Finally, Experiment 3 demonstrated that 19- to 26-month-old children performed well on a language assessment test administered online. Overall, effect sizes or language scores were found to be higher than in lab-based studies. These experiments point to promising possibilities for reaching out to families around the world.
AB - During the recent pandemic, it became necessary to adapt lab-based studies to online experiments. To investigate the impact of online testing on the quality of data, we focus on three paradigms widely used in infant research: a word recognition task using the Intermodal Preferential Looking Paradigm, a word learning task using the Switch task, and a language assessment tool (WinG) where children identify a target word amongst a set of picture cards. Our results for synchronous and asynchronous studies provide support for the robustness of online testing. In Experiment 1, robust word recognition was found in 24-month-old toddlers. In Experiment 2, 17-month-old infants consistently learned a new word. Finally, Experiment 3 demonstrated that 19- to 26-month-old children performed well on a language assessment test administered online. Overall, effect sizes or language scores were found to be higher than in lab-based studies. These experiments point to promising possibilities for reaching out to families around the world.
KW - children
KW - development
KW - language
KW - online
KW - validation
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UR - https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/context/psy-research/article/1686/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf
U2 - 10.1017/S0305000924000035
DO - 10.1017/S0305000924000035
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85186897976
SN - 0305-0009
JO - Journal of Child Language
JF - Journal of Child Language
ER -