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Multisite Replication in Second Language Acquisition Research: Attention to Form During Listening and Reading Comprehension
Author(s) -
MorganShort Kara,
Marsden Emma,
Heil Jeanne,
Issa II Bernard I.,
Leow Ronald P.,
Mikhaylova Anna,
Mikołajczak Sylwia,
Moreno Nina,
Slabakova Roumyana,
Szudarski Paweł
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
language learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.882
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1467-9922
pISSN - 0023-8333
DOI - 10.1111/lang.12292
Subject(s) - generalizability theory , open science , open data , reading comprehension , psychology , replication (statistics) , comprehension , active listening , reading (process) , computer science , linguistics , cognitive psychology , world wide web , communication , developmental psychology , philosophy , physics , statistics , mathematics , astronomy , programming language
We conducted a multisite replication study with aspects of preregistration in order to explore the feasibility of such an approach in second language (L2) research. To this end, we addressed open questions in a line of research that has examined whether having learners attend to form while reading or listening to a L2 passage interferes with comprehension. Our results are consistent with findings from the specific paradigm that we replicated in that no effects on comprehension were detected in analyses conducted over all sites. However, further investigation is warranted due to site-specific effects and methodological limitations. We found all aspects of the multisite registered replication approach to be useful although the registration component itself appeared to be an especially feasible and valuable first step toward increasing the robustness and generalizability of findings in our field.