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Do Students Think That Difficult or Valuable Materials Should Be Restudied Sooner Rather than Later?
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Cohen, Michael S.; Yan, Veronica X.; Halamish, Vered; Bjork, Robert A. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2013
Despite the clear long-term benefits of spaced practice, students and teachers often choose massed practice. Whether learners actually fail to appreciate the benefits of spacing is, however, open to question. Early studies (e.g., Zechmeister & Shaughnessy, 1980) found that participants' judgments of learning were higher after massed than after…
Descriptors: Study Habits, Intervals, Time Management, Time Factors (Learning)
The Effect of the Difficulty of One Task on the Simultaneous Learning of Another Task.
Underwood, Benton J.; Lund, Arnold M. – 1980
In simultaneous learning two verbal lists are interlaced for study, with each tested separately. In the present experiments simultaneous learning was used as a means of determining the conditions under which study time or learning resources might be reallocated between lists. One of the lists was called the standard list and remained constant…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Difficulty Level, Paired Associate Learning, Recall (Psychology)
Elaboration Structure and List Length Effects on Verbal Elaboration Phenomena
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Thurlow, Martha L.; Turnure, James E. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1972
Study investigated the effects of task difficulty on the paired-associate learning of retardates when extended elaboration conditions are employed. (Authors)
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Mild Mental Retardation, Paired Associate Learning, Recall (Psychology)
Imagery Generation by Learning Disabled and Average-Achieving 11- to 13-Year-Olds.
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Ferro, Susan C.; Pressley, Michael G. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1991
Fifty-five males with learning disabilities and 55 average-achieving males in grades 6-7 studied paired associates of varying difficulty levels, through image construction or pairing rehearsal. Regardless of item type or presentation rate, both groups of students benefited from imagery instructions, with great similarity in between-condition…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Difficulty Level, Imagery, Instructional Effectiveness
Allocating Study Time Appropriately: Spontaneous and Instructed Performance.
Dufresne, Annette; And Others – 1988
Two aspects of allocation of study time were examined among 48 third- and 48 fifth-grade children. Aspects examined were: (1) allocation of more time to more difficult material; and (2) allocation of sufficient time to meet a recall goal. Under a self-terminated procedure, children studied two booklets, one of which consisted of easy or highly…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students