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ERIC Number: EJ118388
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1975
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A Mnemonic Method for Learning a Second-Language Vocabulary
Raugh, Michael R.; Atkinson, Richard C.
Journal of Educational Psychology, 67, 1, 1-16, Feb 75
Four experiments evaluate the effectiveness of a two-stage mnemonic procedure, the keyword method, for learning Spanish vocabulary. This method proved highly effective, yielding in one experiment a final test score of 88 percent correct for the keyword group compared to 28 percent for the control group. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Mnemonics, Second Language Learning, Spanish, Vocabulary
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Identifiers: Keyword Method (Second Language Learning)