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Download full textGlynn, Shawn M. – 1980
The comprehension and recall of instructional text is heavily dependent upon the contexts in which information input and retrieval occur. College students (N=44) recalled the contents of a hierarchically structured text immediately after study and again six weeks later. Total meaningful recall was better when the superordinate concepts, or cues,…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Association (Psychology), Cognitive Processes, Comprehension
