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ERIC Number: EJ162667
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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Preparing Children to Look at Pictures: Advance Descriptions Direct Attention and Facilitate Active Processing
Carr, Thomas H.; And Others
Child Development, 48, 1, 22-27, Mar 77
The effect of three different kinds of advance descriptions on recognition memory for component information from pictures was measured for 72 first-grade children. All descriptions resulted in higher retention of all components than viewing without description. (Author/JMB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Memory, Pictorial Stimuli, Recognition
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Identifiers: Advance Descriptions