The Effect of Headings on Children's Recall from Prose Text.

Hartley, J.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ233576

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Publication Date: 1980-Nov

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The Effect of Headings on Children's Recall from Prose Text.

Hartley, J.; And Others

British Journal of Educational Psychology, v50 pt3 p304-07 Nov 1980

Pupils studied a short passage in one of four conditions: control, passage with title, passage with headings written as statements, and passage with headings written as questions. Passages with headings were recalled significantly better, both in immediate and delayed conditions. Low ability students profited most from the "question" headings. (Author/SJL)

Descriptors: Advance Organizers, High Achievement, Layout (Publications), Low Achievement, Prose, Reading Research, Recall (Psychology), Retention (Psychology), Secondary Education

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Language: English

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