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Fernald, Dodge – Teaching of Psychology, 1996
Discusses the uses and benefits of Narrative Assisted Instruction (NAI). This technique uses a story or narrative to illustrate specific content instruction thereby increasing student motivation, comprehension, and memory of the material. Uses NAI to illustrate these concepts by recounting the story of the Wild Boy of Aveyron. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Educational History, Foreign Countries