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ERIC ED090531: The Effect of Knowledge of Discourse Structures on R... |
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The focus of this study was on the effects which |
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knowledge of semantic components may have on recall. It |
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was hypothesized that after an introduction to discourse |
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structures immediate recall would improve and recall |
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which was delayed for one week would improve. Thirty-four |
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unpaid volunteers between the ages of 16 and 26 were |
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recruited and randomly assigned to an experimental and a |
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control group. Twenty-three of the subjects were high |
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school advanced placement students. Seven semantic |
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categories were taught to each subject in the |
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experimental group: agent, instrument, location, |
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benetive, factitive, and essive. Subjects then read |
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passages of about 330 words. The results indicated that |
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immediate recall scored for idea units was |
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insignificantly better for the experimental group when |
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compared with the untutored control group. One week |
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delayed recall significantly favored the experimental |
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group. The results were considered important for |
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psycholinguistic theory and for education. (WR) |
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Date Published: 2015-05-26 08:44:48 |
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Identifier: ERIC_ED090531 |
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Item Size: 46192540 |
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Language: english |
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Media Type: texts |
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