Descriptor
| Incidental Learning | 2 |
| Learning Activities | 2 |
| Memory | 2 |
| Word Recognition | 2 |
| Age Differences | 1 |
| Cognitive Processes | 1 |
| Difficulty Level | 1 |
| Elementary Education | 1 |
| Expectation | 1 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Intentional Learning | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedEvans, Robert C. – Journal of Experimental Education, 1980
First, third, and eighth graders performed four different orienting activities to different words. Under an incidental learning paradigm, the children's recognition was tested after the orienting activity. Age differences in recognition were absent, and the effect of the orienting activity responses on recognition supported depth of processing…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Elementary Education
Balota, David A.; Neely, James H. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory, 1980
Undergraduates were induced to expect a recall or recognition test and then to remember a critical list consisting of both high-frequency and low-frequency words. Groups received either an expected or unexpected recall or recognition test. People expecting recall did better, especially with high-frequency words. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Expectation, Higher Education, Incidental Learning, Intentional Learning
