Table 3.
The effects of the different types of stories on measures of expressive vocabulary and story comprehension
| Type of technology story | Number of contrasts included | Average effect size (g+) | Standard error | 95% confidence interval | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multimedia only | |||||
| Story comprehension | 21 | 0.39 | 0.10 | [0.20, 0.59] | <.01 |
| Expressive vocabulary | 12 | 0.24 | 0.12 | [0.004, 0.47] | .046 |
| Interactive-multimedia | |||||
| Story comprehension | 13 | −0.14 | 0.13 | [−0.38, 0.11] | .27 |
| Expressive vocabulary | 6 | 0.13 | 0.18 | [−0.22, 0.48] | .48 |
| Interactive only | |||||
| Story comprehension | 4 | −0.03 | 0.23 | [−0.47, 0.41] | .89 |
| Expressive vocabulary | 0 | — | — | — | — |