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Peer reviewedGagne, Ellen D. – Review of Educational Research, 1978
Variables affecting long-term retention are examined: (1) learner history--including ability, prior knowledge and self-confidence; (2) events (teaching techniques) occurring immediately before reading; (3) events occurring during reading; and (4) events in the retention interval, particularly practice effects. The ACT associationist model is used…
Descriptors: Association (Psychology), Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Literature Reviews
Peer reviewedFaw, Harold W.; Waller, T. Gary – Review of Educational Research, 1976
Research from four subareas of prose learning (advance organizers, response modes, objectives, and inserted questions) is considered and weaknesses in the studies conducted are noted. Suggestions are advanced as to how researchers might profitably spend their energies in the future. (RC)
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Cognitive Processes, Educational Objectives, Learning Processes
