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Peer reviewedProsser, G. V. – Instructional Science, 1974
A look at an experiment using prose in which questions are categorized as 1) active; or 2) passive. (HB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Learning, Learning Processes, Methods Research
Trosky, O. S.; Wood, C. C. – Elementary English, 1972
The authors describe a situation where the class they were teaching developed, through class discussion, the techniques to write a theme. (MF)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Connected Discourse, Creative Writing, Elementary School Curriculum
Peer reviewedFurukawa, James M. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1977
High cognitive processing capacity (CPC) students were superior to low-CPC students in prose learning. Of the four learning modes--programmed instruction (PI), control, chunking study outline, and adjunct questions--PI was the most effective. Substantial CPC and performance correlations and poor long-term retention suggested that PI was not best…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Higher Education, Learning Processes
George, Yvetta; Schaer, Barbara – 1986
To determine the most effective imagery method for facilitating kindergarten children's recall of prose content, a study investigated the effects of three mediums for presenting literature to children: storytelling, television, and dramatization. Subjects, 210 kindergarten students, were assigned to one of three gender-balanced treatment groups…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Drama, Imagery, Kindergarten Children
