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Peer reviewedOrden, J. Hannah – Exercise Exchange, 1985
Describes a method for preparing students for vocabulary quizzes that enables students to make a personal connection with the new words. Students remember as many of the new words as they can, then free write about each one to arrive at a definition.
Descriptors: Free Writing, Retention (Psychology), Schemata (Cognition), Secondary Education
