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Peer reviewedBrooks, Larry W.; And Others – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1983
The effectiveness of having 51 students generate their own headings for scientific text is assessed. Results reveal that generating headings enhances performance on a number of recall measures compared to either author-provided headings or no headings. (Author)
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Higher Education
Peer reviewedHamilton, Richard – Journal of Experimental Education, 1989
The effects of asking 48 undergraduates to generate personal examples of target concepts on learning of psychological concepts from prose were evaluated. This elaboration activity produced a significant positive effect. Elaboration processes seemed to influence the transfer of concepts to problem-solving, especially for lower ability students.…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Higher Education
Download full textDean, Raymond S.; Gray, Jeffrey W. – 1985
Research has suggested that the two hemispheres of the brain serve specialized functions, with the most recent studies portraying the left hemisphere as processing information in a linear, serial, or sequential manner and the right hemisphere as processing information in a holistic, concrete, or visual mode. Although few systematic studies have…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adults, Brain, Cerebral Dominance
