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Download full textMayer, Richard E. – 1977
This document discusses how the organization of instruction influences the encoding and structuring of new material in the memory and the subsequent transfer of such information to novel situations. A theory of instruction for problem solving that considers relevant cognitive variables and that specifies the conditions for productive learning is…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Instruction, Learning Processes, Learning Theories
Peer reviewedGlynn, Shawn M.; Di Vesta, Francis J. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1977
Subjects read a textual passage encompassing hierarchically related topics. A structural outline presented in advance of reading the text facilitated reproductive recall of facts. The recall of specific facts was superior to that of general facts, implying an experimental demand to be precise in learning and recalling specific factual material.…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, College Students, Higher Education, Learning Processes
