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ERIC Number: EJ244926
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Feb
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Influence of Spatial Organization in Prose Learning.
Dean, Raymond S.; Kulhavy, Raymond W.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v73 n1 p57-64 Feb 1981
In two experiments, undergraduates did/did not create a maplike representation while learning a passage, and were either forced to study the map, instructed to study, or given no map prior to reading. Free-recall data showed that forced map study benefited learners with low vocabulary scores. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Intentional Learning, Learning Processes, Prose, Recall (Psychology), Recognition (Psychology), Spatial Ability, Verbal Ability
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Organizing Strategies