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ERIC Number: EJ485750
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0361-476X
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Analogies (Adages) as Aids for Comprehending Structural Relations in Text.
Moreno, Virginia; Di Vesta, Francis J.
Contemporary Educational Psychology, v19 n2 p179-98 Apr 1994
In 2 experiments involving a total of 43 college students, adages (relational metaphors) were found to facilitate processing of general ideas and higher-order principles. The higher the degree of structural relations embedded in the titles of passages, the greater the recall and accessibility of system-related ideas. (SLD)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Advance Organizers, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Higher Education, Information Retrieval, Metaphors, Pilot Projects, Proverbs, Reading Comprehension, Recall (Psychology), Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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