Induction of Curiosity via Rhetorical Questions and its Effect on the Learning of Factual Materials.

Zillman, D.; Cantor, J. R.

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ERIC Number: EJ081855

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Publication Date: 1973

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Induction of Curiosity via Rhetorical Questions and its Effect on the Learning of Factual Materials

Zillman, D.; Cantor, J. R.

British Journal of Educational Psychology, 43 pt 2, 172-80, Jun 73

The findings of the main experiment and the replication support quite clearly the expectation that the use of rhetorical question-and-answer sequences in a lecture enhances the learning of factual materials in an audience that is not otherwise highly motivated to pay close attention. (Author)

Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Educational Psychology, Learning Motivation, Learning Processes, Lecture Method, Questioning Techniques, Recall (Psychology), Reinforcement, Rhetoric, Speech Communication

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