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Pressley, Michael; And Others – Review of Educational Research, 1982
Available experimental evidence is reviewed concerning the keyword method, a two-stage procedure for remembering materials having an associative component. The review examines subjects' memory for definitions, given vocabulary words; subjects' learning of other aspects of vocabulary, given definitions; group-administered keyword studies; and…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Memorization, Mnemonics, Recall (Psychology)
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Sagarra, Nuria; Alba, Matthew – Modern Language Journal, 2006
This study investigates the effectiveness of three methods of learning vocabulary among 778 beginning second language (L2) learners. Rote memorization consists of memorizing the first language (L1) translation of a new L2 word by rehearsal. Semantic mapping displays L1 words conceptually related to the L2 word in a diagram. The keyword method…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Learning Strategies, Vocabulary Development
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Cohen, Andrew D.; Aphek, Edna – System, 1980
Describes a study in which 26 learners of Hebrew as a second language were trained to generate associations of their own choosing to new vocabulary items. Their use of these and new associations was then examined during recall tasks over a period of a month. (Author/MES)
Descriptors: Association (Psychology), Associative Learning, Hebrew, Learning Processes