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ERIC Number: EJ298941
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Effects of Discourse Type on Recall.
Meyer, Bonnie J. F.; Freedle, Roy O.
American Educational Research Journal, v21 n1 p121-43 Spr 1984
Differences in discourse type were expected to result in differences in processing text. The more organized discourse types of comparison, problem/solution, and causation were predicted to yield superior recall of information than a collection of descriptions about a topic. Results from two studies supported this prediction. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Processes, Discourse Analysis, Memory, Prose, Recall (Psychology)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Discourse Types
Note: This research was supported in part by the Educational Testing Service and an Arizona State University Faculty Grant.