NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Back to results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
ERIC Number: EJ440040
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0256-8543
Children's Short- and Long-Term Retention of Science Concepts via Self-Generated Examples.
Gorrell, Jeffrey; And Others
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, v5 n2 p100-08 Spr-Sum 1991
Confirms the hypothesis that elementary school science students recall science concepts for which they generate their own examples and definitions better than science concepts for which they do not generate their own examples and definitions. (BB)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Energy, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades, Laboratory Schools, Private Education, Recall (Psychology), Retention (Psychology), Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Student Developed Materials, Units of Study
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: N/A