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The Influence of Metacognitive Skills on Learners' Memory of Information in a Hypermedia Environment
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Direct linkSchwartz, Neil H.; Andersen, Christopher; Hong, Namsoo; Howard, Bruce; McGee, Steven – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2004
Twenty-eight students (aged 9 to 17) freely explored a science Web site structured either in an outline (linear) format or "puzzle" (non-linear) format for 2.5 hours. Subjects then engaged in tasks involving locational memory and informational recall. The results indicate that presence of metacognitive skills was a necessary but not sufficient…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Memory, Instructional Design, Hypermedia
Crosson, Vicky L.; Stailey, Jay C. – 1988
The first section of this manual provides background on storytelling and the importance of storytelling for children, describes the essential elements of the storytelling process, and discusses the place of storytelling in the schools. Language arts and creative skills developed by storytelling are also identified. Guidelines for choosing a story,…
Descriptors: Children, Elementary Education, Language Skills, Library Extension
Milam, Peggy – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 2005
Recent research on the brain has identified a number of cognitive strategies for constructing knowledge and improving retention of new information. Classroom teachers have begun implementing many of these strategies in their teaching, but what about library media specialists? As leaders and learners in the Information Age, library media…
Descriptors: Memory, Teaching Methods, Educational Strategies, Change Agents
