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Peer reviewedRickards, John P.; DiVesta, Francis J. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1974
Based on a comparison between two types of questions reflecting a distinction among various levels of learning--verbatim or rote and high order or meaningful--it is hypothesized that meaningful learning postquestions would facilitate retention more than rote-learning postquestions. (RC)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Learning
