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Download full textKoser, Sandra G.; Natkin, Gerald – 1972
The role of imagery formation as a mnemonic device in drawing valid inferences from a prose passage was studied. The 72 undergraduate subjects were divided into two groups: one given instructions to form images for the objects discussed in the text, the other given instructions to repeat each sentence five times. Half the passages consisted of…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Imagery
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
Anderson, Dennis L.; Byers, Joe L. – 1971
Retroactive interference (RI) in prose learning was investigated in an experiment where passages were constructed on the basis of a predetermined logical structure. This structure made it possible to operationally define similarity and assess the effects of RI for inferential information as well as that stated directly in the original passage.…
Descriptors: College Students, Connected Discourse, Educational Research, Learning
Peer reviewedWaern, Yvonne – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1981
Compares two studies on the relation between comprehension and memory: (1) how access to text affected comprehension; (2) the effect of different learning goals (memorization or comprehension) on learning. Concludes that constructive learning activities are important for later utilization of information. Suggests a model of reading, learning, and…
Descriptors: College Students, Critical Reading, Higher Education, Learning Processes
