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ERIC Number: EJ490268
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
Isolating Variables That Impact on or Detract from the Effectiveness of Elaboration Strategies.
Willoughby, Teena; And Others
Journal of Educational Psychology, v86 n2 p279-89 Jun 1994
The role of prior knowledge in elaboration strategies was examined in 3 experiments involving 304 college students.. Elaborative interrogation was most effective when learners were able to draw on a rich knowledge base. When the knowledge base was low, imagery-based strategies were more potent than elaborative interrogation. (SLD)
Descriptors: Background, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Higher Education, Imagery, Knowledge Level, Learning Strategies
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Elaboration; Elaborative Interrogation; Elaborative Prompts
Note: Portions of the paper were presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Educational Research Assn. (San Francisco, CA, April 20-24, 1992; and Atlanta, GA, April 12-16, 1993).