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Download full textWeinstein, Claire E.; And Others – 1980
Two studies were performed to investigate the effects of material and task variations in the acquisition of cognitive learning strategies. Groups of undergraduate students were taught to use mental imagery, meaningful elaboration, and grouping. The type of training task or the order of training and test materials differed for each of the…
Descriptors: Cluster Grouping, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Higher Education
Weinstein, Claire E.; And Others – 1980
Three studies were performed to investigate the effects of training versus instructions in the acquisition of cognitive learning strategies. Groups of undergraduate students were taught to use one or more strategies. The amount and type of training differed for each of the experimental groups. Strategies taught included the method of loci,…
Descriptors: Cluster Grouping, College Students, Drills (Practice), Feedback
Peer reviewedFulcher, Glenn – System, 1997
Addresses the accessibility of texts produced by the Overseas Development Administration. This research analyzes a corpus of texts and shows that factors making the texts difficult include poor linguistic structure, contextual structure, conceptual structure, and unclear operationalisation of the reader-writer relationship. (18 references)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Audience Awareness, Cluster Grouping, Concept Formation
