Memory for a Lecture: Effects of Notes, Lecture Rate, and Informational Density.

Aiken, Edwin G.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1975

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Memory for a Lecture: Effects of Notes, Lecture Rate, and Informational Density

Aiken, Edwin G.; And Others

Journal of Educational Psychology, 67, 3, 439-44, Jun 75

Examines the retention of a lecture by college students. Emphasis is on note taking procedures, information density and speech rate. Retention was measured 48 hours after lecture and was found to be superior when note taking was separated from listening and speech was at normal rate. (Author/DEP)

Descriptors: Attention Span, College Students, Lecture Method, Listening Comprehension, Memory, Retention Studies

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