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Young, Philip B. – 1976
The present experiment investigated memory attribute dominance in young children by measuring false recognition responses to associatively and acoustically related words. Second- and sixth-grade children, half of whom were high SES and half low SES, served as subjects. Following Underwood (1969), a shift from acoustic to associative memory…
Descriptors: Age, Associative Learning, Aural Learning, Children
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Wagner-Gough, Judy; Hatch, Evelyn – Language Learning, 1975
Studies of second language acquisition have concentrated primarily on the speech production of their subjects. This article discusses the relationship between speech directed to the learner and his speech production. (Author/KM)
Descriptors: Adults, Auditory Stimuli, Aural Learning, Children
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Penno, Julie F.; Wilkinson, Ian A. G.; Moore, Dennis W. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2002
Evaluated the effect of listening to stories on children's vocabulary growth. Children acquired new vocabulary from listening to stories, with both frequency of exposure and teacher explanation of target words enhancing vocabulary learning. The interventions, however, were not sufficient to overcome the Matthew effect, as higher ability children…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Aural Learning, Children