Table 5.
Percentage (%) of definition responses receiving a score of 0, 1, 2, or 3 at each test point and a summary of overall correct responding based on scoring 2 and 3 as correct (as in the reported analysis) or 1, 2, and 3 as correct.
Test point | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 + 3 = correct | 1 + 2 + 3 = correct |
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Pretreatment a | 95 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Final treatment session (36 exposures) b | 55 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 45 |
Immediate posttreatment b | 77 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 24 |
2-week posttreatment c | 81 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 19 |
Note. Scoring was as follows: 0 points for an incorrect or absent definition, 1 point for appropriate use of the word in a sentence or a vague definition, 2 points for a conventional definition that lacks one or more critical elements, and 3 points for a complete and accurate definition including all critical elements.
Percentage out of 2,040 responses (60 words × 34 children).
Percentage out of 2,040 responses for target words only (i.e., excluding control words) summed across Treatments 1 and 2 (60 words × 34 children).
Percentage out of 2,009 responses for target words only (i.e., excluding control words) summed across Treatments 1 and 2 (60 words × 34 children; one child did not complete the second 2-week posttest, and data were missing for one word).