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ERIC Number: EJ298942
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Example Comparison Strategy versus Attribute Identification Strategy in Concept Learning.
Park, Ok-Choon
American Educational Research Journal, v21 n1 p145-62 Spr 1984
Using an analytically organized list of critical attributes and their relationships resulted in better performance than using best examples in classifying examples, but the former required a longer time to complete the instruction booklet. Presentation of best examples facilitated prototype formation in memory and resulted in a higher degree of retention. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Classification, Concept Formation, Field Dependence Independence, High Schools, Retention (Psychology), Teaching Methods, Time Factors (Learning)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Critical Attributes; Examples; Prototypes