Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ545338
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Heads and Tales in Introductory Psychology.
Fernald, Dodge
Teaching of Psychology, v23 n3 p150-58 Oct 1996
Discusses the uses and benefits of Narrative Assisted Instruction (NAI). This technique uses a story or narrative to illustrate specific content instruction thereby increasing student motivation, comprehension, and memory of the material. Uses NAI to illustrate these concepts by recounting the story of the Wild Boy of Aveyron. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Educational History, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Processes, Memory, Motivation, Personal Narratives, Psychoeducational Methods, Psychology, Story Telling, Student Motivation, Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Study
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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