Using Infographics to Enhance STEM Students’ Vocabulary Retention and Visual Literacy | ||
| Journal of Research in Curriculum Instruction and Educational Technology | ||
| Article 7, Volume 10, Issue 2, July 2024, Pages 169-222 PDF (1.05 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jrciet.2024.363669 | ||
| Author | ||
| Dr. Omnia Latif Ibrahim Abdel Latif | ||
| Associate Professor of TEFL, Dept. of Curricula & Instruction Faculty of Education – Minia University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract T his study aimed at using infographics to enhance STEM students’ vocabulary retention and visual literacy. The study was conducted in the second term of the academic year 2022-2023 during the "English for STEM2" course. The study adopted the quasi-experimental research design. Thirty-nine students enrolled in the 1st year STEM program at Minia Faculty of Education participated in the study and acted as one study group. The instruments of the study included a test for vocabulary retention and a scale of visual literacy. The course consisted of ten sessions, one hour a week through face-to-face instruction. Results showed statistical improvement in the post-measurement of the vocabulary retention test and visual literacy scale. Recommendations and suggestions for further research are presented. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Keywords: Infographics; Vocabulary retention; visual literacy | ||
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