The Effects of Text-based Interest on Attention and Recall.

McDaniel, Mark A.; Waddill, Paula J.; Finstad, Kraig; Bourg, Tammy

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ERIC Number: EJ620993

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Publication Date: 2000

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The Effects of Text-based Interest on Attention and Recall.

McDaniel, Mark A.; Waddill, Paula J.; Finstad, Kraig; Bourg, Tammy

Journal of Educational Psychology, v92 n3 p492-502 Sep 2000

Examines attentional demands and recall among undergraduates for stories that differ in rated interest. Results reveal that more interesting stories required fewer attentional resources for comprehension than did less interesting stories. Overall recall did not differ across story interest, but story interest did interact with type of encoding in terms of recall levels. (Contains 40 references, 6 tables, and an appendix.) (Author/GCP)

Descriptors: Attention, Encoding (Psychology), Higher Education, Reader Response, Reading Comprehension, Reading Interests, Recall (Psychology), Undergraduate Students

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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