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The Effects of Symbol Format on Expressive Syntax Outcomes of Children with Typical Development

Organization

Department: Speech Language Pathology

University: Idaho State University College: Rehab and Comm Sciences Department: Speech Language Pathology 43

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City

Pocatello

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Unknown to Unknown

Creator

Margaret Asla

Publisher

Idaho State University

Type

Thesis

Is Complete

No

Date Published

6/26/2025

Archive

digital

City: Pocatello

Degree

Master

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Abstracts

Previous studies have been conducted that demonstrate the facilitative learning effects of animation in single-symbol tasks and receptive syntax. However, there is no current research regarding the effects of animation on expressive syntax outcomes in graphic symbol sequences. This study investigated the effects of symbol format on the whole-sequence and symbol-by symbol accuracy of graphic symbol sequences (Subject-Verb-Object [SVO] and Subject-Verb-Object-Preposition-Compliment [SVOPC]) in 7- and 8-year-old typically developing children. Mixed-measure ANOVAs indicated no significant main effect for symbol format on construction accuracy. However, there was a significant interaction between symbol format and the first condition participants completed. Participants performed best when exposed to the static condition prior to the animated condition. Additionally, there was a significant effect for sequence types as participants constructed SVO sequences with higher accuracy than SVOPC. Limitations and future directions are discussed. Key Words: Alternative and Augmentative Communication; Animation; Expressive Language; Expressive Syntax; Construction; Graphic Symbol Sequence