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ERIC Number: EJ394507
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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The Effect of Outlines and Headings on Readers' Recall of Text.
Krug, Damon; And Others
Contemporary Educational Psychology, v14 n2 p111-23 Apr 1989
Three experiments examined the effects of outlines prefacing text and headings inserted in the text on the recall of prose by 178 undergraduates. Results indicate that a combination of outlines and headings best benefit readers' recall. Results are discussed from a schema activation perspective. (SLD)
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Higher Education, Memory, Outlining (Discourse), Reading Research, Recall (Psychology), Retention (Psychology), Schemata (Cognition), Text Structure, Undergraduate Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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