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KMID : 1036820160210020262
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Communication Sciences & Disorders
2016 Volume.21 No. 2 p.262 ~ p.270
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Inference of Word Meaning in Accordance with Definition Presentation and Context Presentation for Children with Borderline Intellectual Functioning
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Kim Eun-Ji
Hwang Min-A
Ko Sun-Hee
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Abstract
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Objectives: This research studied if children with borderline intellectual functioning (BIF) showed a difference in performance compared to normal children when processing word meanings with a presented definition and a presented context.
Methods: The subjects included 10 children with BIF and 10 normal children. The children were asked to choose one sentence among 3 options which included a nonword used the same meaning with the target sentence after reading target sentences with nonwords. Subsequently, the target sentences were divided into two conditions: presenting the definition directly and presenting a context from which the nonword’s meaning could be inferred.
Results: Children with BIF performed significantly lower than normal children when they processed nonword meanings. And while normal children performed evenly regardless of conditions, children with BIF showed significantly poorer performance when presented with a context for meaning rather than a definition. In addition, when analyzing types of errors children with BIF chose the sentence unrelated to the meaning of the nonword used in the target sentence more often than normal children.
Conclusion: Children with BIF struggle with acquiring the meaning of new words, especially when it is necessary to infer that meaning through context. They require intervention to improve this skill.
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KEYWORD
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Borderline intellectual functioning, Inference of word meaning, Context
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