was to assess children’s comprehension of the target words. Definition task was used to
explore whether the children had understood the meaning of the novel word by defining it
Verbally-Another aim of the task was to explore the different properties mentioned in
children’s definitions. Through the sentence generation task children’s ability to use the new
term in an appropriate sentence context was investigated. How they referred to the target
word and the types of relations provided in the story were also explored.

5.3.3 Materials

The target words

The target words were two nouns “oboe” and “teepee”. These words were replaced with non-
words, so that any learning could be attributed only to the exposure of the children to the
experimental situation. The target word oboe was replaced with the non-word “abez” and the
target word teepee was replaced with the non-word “feber”.

British picture vocabulary scale

Booklets of pictures and record forms for the long form were used as well as a plastic stand
to present the pictures. A manual including a large number of tables and a pencil were also
used.

Test of non-word repetition: A test of phonological working memory

An audio cassette recorder of reasonable quality, situated on a table next to the tester, the
audio tape of the test items, a record form, and a pen to complete the score sheet were used.

Target and control vocabulary multiple choice pre-test

Four different card plates were constructed for each of the target and control words. Each
plate included four pictorial representations (one for the target word, a phonological foil,
a semantic foil and an irrelevant foil). A record form and a pencil were used (Appendix 5.6).

Post test measurements

Naming task-. Four different cards presenting the pictures of the target items were used.
Multiple choice task-. Two plates with four pictures in each one of them.

Analogy task-. Two pictures of the target words were used.

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