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Willoughby, Teena; Porter, Lisa; Belsito, Laura; Yearsley, Tara – Elementary School Journal, 1999
Examined elaboration strategy--verbal elaboration, imagery, or keyword--use as a function of prior knowledge with students in grades two, four, and six. Found support for elaborative interrogation for all grade levels when learners had access to an extensive network of information. Imagery appeared to be the strategy of choice when background…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Grade 2, Grade 4