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ERIC Number: EJ246382
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981
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Effects of Massed and Distributed Practice on the Learning and Retention of Second-Language Vocabulary.
Bloom, Kristine C.; Shuell, Thomas J.
Journal of Educational Research, v74 n4 p245-48 Mar-Apr 1981
High school students enrolled in a French course learned vocabulary words under conditions of either massed or distributed practice. Though performance of the two groups was virtually identical immediately after completion of the study, the students who had learned the vocabulary by distributed practice did substantially better on a second test four days later. (JN)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Drills (Practice), French, Instructional Design, Retention (Psychology), Second Language Learning, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods, Vocabulary Development
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Distributed Practice; Massed Practice