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McDaniel, Mark A.; Pressley, Michael – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1984
The keyword method was compared to the context method of learning new vocabulary in two experiments with undergraduate subjects. In both experiments the keyword method produced significantly greater definition recall. Implications for vocabulary learning theories in particular, and discovery learning approaches in general, are discussed.…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Cognitive Processes, Context Clues, Discovery Learning

Shavelson, R. J. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1972
Purpose of this study was to examine the correspondence between digraph analysis of content structure and word associations. (Author)
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, High School Students

Gorfein, David S.; Blair, Claudia – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Cognitive Processes, Evaluation Methods, Individual Differences