Reorganization and the Recall of Prose.

Shimmerlik, Susan M.; Nolan, John D.

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ERIC Number: EJ156036

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Publication Date: 1976

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Reorganization and the Recall of Prose

Shimmerlik, Susan M.; Nolan, John D.

Journal of Educational Psychology, 68, 6, 779-86, Dec 76

The hypothesis that reorganizing written material while taking notes would aid free recall was evaluated in two experiments with high school juniors. Results are discussed in terms of the encoding variability hypothesis which predicts that reorganizing material aids recall. (RC)

Descriptors: High School Students, Memory, Organization, Prose, Recall (Psychology), Study Skills

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