Mnemonic versus Nonmnemonic Vocabulary-learning Strategies for Children.

Levin, Joel R.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ271996

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1982

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Mnemonic versus Nonmnemonic Vocabulary-learning Strategies for Children.

Levin, Joel R.; And Others

American Educational Research Journal, v19 n1 p121-36 Spr 1982

Fourth-grade students learned a list of relatively complex English vocabulary words in two experiments. In both experiments, a keyword contextual method proved effective for enhancing children's acquisition of new vocabulary words. (Author/BW)

Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Learning Processes, Learning Strategies, Memorization, Mnemonics, Vocabulary Development, Word Lists

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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