Evaluation informatisée du vocabulaire chez les enfants de 8 à 11 ans

Jean Ecalle; Nicolas Bailloud; Emilie Dujardin; Annie Magnan

doi:10.21432/cjlt28025

Authors

Jean Ecalle Université Lyon 2 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8220-5656
Nicolas Bailloud Université Lyon 2
Emilie Dujardin Université Lyon 2
Annie Magnan Université Lyon 2 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0486-0871

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21432/cjlt28025

Keywords:

vocabulary, evaluation, digital tool, children

Abstract

The purpose of this pilot study is to construct a new computerized French language vocabulary assessment test for elementary school children. Multiple choice tasks measuring vocabulary breadth (e.g., image) and depth (e.g., synonym, definition) were administered to 255 children. The speed and accuracy of responses were recorded. As expected, analyses revealed that grade level, gender, and lexical frequency of items impacted response times and/or correct responses. Performance improved with grade level and for frequent words. Girls appear to have a richer vocabulary than boys (e.g., depth) and they appear to be less sensitive to word frequency than boys. An analysis of the psychometric qualities of the test allowed us to retain a 36-item test with satisfactory internal consistency. Finally, a confirmatory factor analysis did not reveal a two-factor structure of vocabulary (e.g., depth, breadth). The results are discussed in terms of the quality of lexical representations and task choice.

Author Biographies

Jean Ecalle, Université Lyon 2

Jean Ecalle est professeur émérite au sein du Laboratoire EMC de l’Université Lyon 2. Ses travaux portent sur l’apprentissage de la lecture auprès de populations d’enfants “tout-venant” et d’enfants en difficultés d’apprentissage. Une partie de ses recherches porte spécifiquement sur l’évaluation des performances en lecture et l’utilisation d’aide informatisée en lecture (voir www.ecalle-magnan.fr).

Nicolas Bailloud, Université Lyon 2

Nicolas Bailloud est docteur en Sciences Cognitives. Il travaille en tant que médiateur Formation à l’atelier Canopé de Lyon, et a un fort intérêt pour les neurosciences de l’éducation. Ses travaux portent, notamment, sur le développement d’applications Web pour évaluer et stimuler le vocabulaire chez l’enfant.

Emilie Dujardin, Université Lyon 2

Emilie Dujardin est docteure en Psychologie Cognitive et du Développement. Elle est en contrat postdoctoral, financé par l’Association Agir pour l’Ecole, au sein du laboratoire EMC. Ses travaux portent sur l’apprentissage de la lecture de l’enfance à l’âge adulte, et visent à déterminer les différences inter-individuelles.

Annie Magnan, Université Lyon 2

Annie Magnan est professeure émérite au sein du Laboratoire EMC de l’Université Lyon 2, membre senior honoraire de l’Institut Universitaire de France. Ses travaux portent sur l’apprentissage de la lecture chez l’enfant. Ses recherches visent à évaluer les performances en lecture, aider à l’apprentissage de la lecture via des remédiations (ex. : aide informatisée) auprès d’enfants au développement normal et d’enfants présentant des difficultés d’apprentissage de la lecture (dyslexiques, sourds, porteurs du Syndrome de Down…). Pour accéder à l’ensemble des publications (voir www.ecalle-magnan.fr).

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