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Peer reviewedCollins-Eiland, Karen; And Others – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1986
To evaluate the effects of conversational noise on the comprehension/retention of 2000-word text excerpts, two groups were randomly formed. Group I (n=20) studied under noise conditions and Group 2 (n=24) studied under nonnoise conditions. Overall ANCOVAs indicated no significant differences between groups but identifiable subgroups showed…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Field Dependence Independence, Higher Education
