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Furukawa, James M.; Cohen, Nancy – 1979
The effects of specific testing procedures on learning were studied, using the chunking method of teaching and studying, which involves the learning of small units of information. The size of the unit is related to the student's cognitive processing capacity (CPC)--the amount of material recalled after a brief exposure. Subjects were undergraduate…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Ability, Educational Testing, Grades (Scholastic)