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ERIC Number: EJ517169
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
Effect of Keywords on Long-Term Retention: Help or Hindrance?
Wang, Alvin Y.; Thomas, Margaret H.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v87 n3 p468-75 Sep 1995
Three experiments involving 176 college students assessed the long-term effectiveness of the keyword mnemonic relative to a non-mnemonic (semantic context) learning strategy. The keyword mnemonic produced superior immediate performance, but after two days higher levels of delayed recall were associated with semantic context learning. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Learning Strategies, Mnemonics, Performance, Recall (Psychology), Retention (Psychology), Semantics
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Keywords; Semantic Features