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ERIC Number: EJ495617
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-426X
Vocabulary Retention: Effects of Using Spatial Imaging on Hemispheric-Preference Thinkers.
Smith, Brenda D.; And Others
Journal of Research and Development in Education, v27 n4 p244-52 Sum 1994
Describes a study that investigated the effects of images on vocabulary retention among college students who read lists of unfamiliar words and definitions. One group read sentences using unknown vocabulary words. Another group read the same sentences with drawings depicting major points. Images significantly improved student performance, especially for left-brain preference thinkers. (SM)
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, College Students, Higher Education, Illustrations, Memorization, Retention (Psychology), Vocabulary Development, Vocabulary Skills
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Georgia State University