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Effects of Advance Organizers and Repeated Presentations on Students' Learning.
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Kiewra, Kenneth A.; And Others – Journal of Experimental Education, 1997
An experiment with 109 college students examined the effects of advance organizers and repeating a lecture on test performance. Advance organizers that integrated subtopic information (linear and matrix organizers) increased recall of subtopic information but more general organizers (conventional) aided overall recall, especially general topic…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, College Students, Higher Education, Learning
"What's Everybody So Excited About?": The Effects of Teacher Enthusiasm on Student Intrinsic Motivation and Vitality.
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Patrick, Brian C.; Hisley, Jennifer; Kempler, Toni – Journal of Experimental Education, 2000
Studies involving 93 college students and 60 college students investigated the effects of teacher enthusiasm on students' intrinsic motivation to learn and their psychological vitality. Students who received enthusiastically delivered lectures reported greater intrinsic motivation and experienced higher levels of vitality. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Lecture Method, Psychological Characteristics
The Effect of Encoding and an External Memory Device on Note Taking
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Annis, Linda; Davis, J. Kent – Journal of Experimental Education, 1975
College students were randomly assigned to seven note-taking and review conditions in order to determine the relative importance of the functions of encoding and either an externally provided or a personally produced memory device. (Editor)
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Experiments, Educational Research, Lecture Method
Lecture, Discussion, and Independent Study Instructional Methods Revisited
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Atherton, Charles R. – Journal of Experimental Education, 1972
Study compares the effect of three teaching methods on recall of facts, understanding of content, and application of principles. (Author)
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Comprehension, Discussion (Teaching Technique)