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Peer reviewedPressley, Michael; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1982
The keyword method of vocabulary learning was compared with five methods designed to increase semantic processing of the definitions of vocabulary words. The method enhanced vocabulary/definition (associative) learning, but not definition (response) learning per se. In contrast, the semantic conditions tended to increase nonassociative learning of…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Definitions, Educational Strategies, Higher Education
