A comparison of audio and visual English narratives on inference among college students

Date of Publication

2009

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts Major in Psychology

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Psychology

Thesis Adviser

Jennifer Ann L. Lajom

Defense Panel Member

Chester Howard Manalo Lee

Abstract/Summary

This study intended to compare which mode of presentation, whether audio or visual for English narratives, would aid in the comprehension, in the form of inference, of college students. One Hundred and Fifty (n = 150) participants, all were students of De La Salle university-Manila, were conveniently selected as participants for this research. Half of these participants underwent the auditory treatment, where they were asked to listen to the English narrative, while the remaining half went through the visual treatment, where they were asked to read the English narratives. Result show that those participants who had undergone the visual treatment scored significantly higher than those who had underwent the visual treatment. The data that was gathered in this research was analyzed using a t-Test for independent means.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TU15805

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

120 leaves

Keywords

Auditory perception; Visual perception; Communication

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