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Walen, Susan R. – J Verb Learning Verb Behav, 1970
The learning and retention performances of children and adults were compared on free and serialized reproductions of meaningful words. Although the children took longer than the adults to reach the learning criterion, and short-term retention was equivalent for both groups, the children displayed a superior serial recall at 7-day retention.…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Age Differences, Child Language, Experimental Groups
Torrey, Jane W. – J Verb Learning Verb Beh, 1969
The possibility of learning grammatical sequence patterns independently of any association between particular words is demonstrated through the use of substitution drills. (Author/FWB)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Experimental Groups, Language Patterns, Linguistic Competence
