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Direct linkIgo, L. Brent; Kiewra, Kenneth A.; Bruning, Roger – Journal of Experimental Education, 2004
The extant picture-learning research does not address confusing word pairs that are not concrete (e.g., in and into). In this study, university students viewed 11 timed Web pages containing information on confusing word pairs. Each page addressed one word pair and distinguished the words with examples (example group), examples and rules (rule…
Descriptors: College Students, Web Sites, Hypothesis Testing, Visual Learning
Strategies in Reading Comprehension: II. Individual Differences in Learning from Pictures and Words.
Download full textLevin, Joel R.; And Others – 1973
This study sought to determine whether an individual learns relatively better from pictures than from words and whether such information can be applied to the learning of prose materials. A paired-associate learning task consisting of both pictorial and verbal items from which different types of learners could be reliably identified was developed.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Learning Modalities, Learning Processes, Neurological Organization
Weinstein, Claire E.; And Others – 1980
Two studies were performed to investigate the effects of material and task variations in the acquisition of cognitive learning strategies. Groups of undergraduate students were taught to use mental imagery, meaningful elaboration, and grouping. The type of training task or the order of training and test materials differed for each of the…
Descriptors: Cluster Grouping, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Higher Education
Peer reviewedWeinstein, Claire E. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1982
The effects of a diversified imaginal and verbal elaboration strategy training program upon the learning and retention (efficiency) of ninth-grade students was investigated. The results, using free recall, modified serial recall, paired-associate learning, and reading comprehension tests, indicate that students can be trained to use elaboration to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Grade 9, Learning Processes, Learning Strategies
Weinstein, Claire E.; And Others – 1980
Three studies were performed to investigate the effects of training versus instructions in the acquisition of cognitive learning strategies. Groups of undergraduate students were taught to use one or more strategies. The amount and type of training differed for each of the experimental groups. Strategies taught included the method of loci,…
Descriptors: Cluster Grouping, College Students, Drills (Practice), Feedback
Jones, Beau F.; Hall, James W. – 1979
The keyword method, originally developed as an instructional technique in foreign language acquisition, was tested for its application in other school learning tasks and as a self-initiated study strategy. Two classes containing a total of 40 eighth grade students served as the experimental and control groups. The tasks were learning to pair…
Descriptors: Association (Psychology), Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 8
