ERIC Number: EJ1096403
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Publication Date: 2016-Apr
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Vocabulary Knowledge of Children with Cochlear Implants: A Meta-Analysis
Lund, Emily
Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, v21 n2 p107-121 Apr 2016
This article employs meta-analysis procedures to evaluate whether children with cochlear implants demonstrate lower spoken-language vocabulary knowledge than peers with normal hearing. Of the 754 articles screened and 52 articles coded, 12 articles met predetermined inclusion criteria (with an additional 5 included for one analysis). Effect sizes were calculated for relevant studies and forest plots were used to compare differences between groups of children with normal hearing and children with cochlear implants. Weighted effect size averages for expressive vocabulary measures (g = -11.99; p < 0.001) and for receptive vocabulary measures (g = -20.33; p < 0.001) indicated that children with cochlear implants demonstrate lower vocabulary knowledge than children with normal hearing. Additional analyses confirmed the value of comparing vocabulary knowledge of children with hearing loss to a tightly matched (e.g., socioeconomic status-matched) sample. Age of implantation, duration of implantation, and chronological age at testing were not significantly related to magnitude of weighted effect size. Findings from this analysis represent a first step toward resolving discrepancies in the vocabulary knowledge literature.
Descriptors: Children, Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Assistive Technology, Vocabulary Development, Meta Analysis, Oral Language, Effect Size, Receptive Language, Expressive Language, Age, Comparative Analysis
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