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ERIC Number: EJ499314
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4669
Elaborative Maps for Enhanced Learning of Historical Information: Uniting Spatial, Verbal, and Imaginal Information.
Brigham, Frederick J.; And Others
Journal of Special Education, v28 n4 p440-60 Win 1995
Three formats of maplike displays containing historical event and location information were presented to 72 middle school students with learning disabilities (LD). Although recall of locations was significantly greater than recall of event information in all conditions, both mnemonic and elaborative encoding improved recall. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Junior High Schools, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies, Locational Skills (Social Studies), Maps, Memory, Middle Schools, Mnemonics, Recall (Psychology), United States History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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