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Knutson, Jack Martell – 1967
A study was made to determine how the rate of spelling and the retention of spelling words was influenced by the number and spacing of practice presentations on unlearned words. Sixth-grade students (42) in East Palo Alto were drilled by a computer for 6 weeks on six lists of 12 different spelling words each. They drilled on one list until (1)…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, English Instruction, Independent Study
