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Glenberg, Arthur; And Others – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1977
A technique that can be used to study the effects of low-level, rote, repetitive (Type I) rehearsal is introduced and validated. The technique is then used to investigate the relationship between the amount of Type I rehearsal and recognition memory performance. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Language Processing, Learning Processes, Memory
Clark, Herbert H.; And Others – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1976
Four views of the article by Wike and Church in this issue. (RM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Data Analysis, Language, Language Research
Wike, Edward L.; Church, James D. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1976
Clark's arguments for treating language materials as random rather than fixed effects are examined, and the problems with random effects designs and approximate statistical tests (quasi F-ratios) are reviewed. It is suggested that researchers use fixed factors. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Data Analysis, Language, Language Research
Dark, Veronica J.; Loftus, Geoffrey R. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1976
Describes two experiments in which Ss were given 48 trials, using word lists as stimuli, followed by an unexpected final free recall test. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Language Processing, Language Research, Learning Processes
Carey, Robert F.; Smith, Sharon L. – 1978
Overviews of schema theory, which focuses on the cognitive operations engaged in by the reader, and discourse analysis, which focuses on structural characteristics of the text itself, are presented in this paper. The first section explains the notion of cognitive schemata (patterns of expectations that are applied to incoming information) and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Discourse Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Fleming, Malcolm L.; And Others – 1968
Since structural dimensions of knowledge and learner contribute to preferred message structure, an understanding of structural relationships can aid in the more effective design of instructional messages. Five studies were conducted to explore these relationships. Knowledge structure was defined as the iconic representation of the body of…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Communications, Cognitive Processes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Content Analysis
Loye, David, Ed. – 1970
This booklet surveys all the research studies (approx. 205), undertaken at ETS from July 1968 through June 1969. It offers research results to interested, nonresearch professional readers, and supplements more formal reports for professionals interested in research processes as well. Four major themes in the ETS research program are emphasized:…
Descriptors: Careers, Cognitive Processes, Computer Programs, Disadvantaged Youth