The Effect of Presentation Order of Examples and Nonexamples on Undergraduates' Acquisition of a Social Studies Concept.

McKinney, C. Warren; And Others

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Publication Date: 1984

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The Effect of Presentation Order of Examples and Nonexamples on Undergraduates' Acquisition of a Social Studies Concept.

McKinney, C. Warren; And Others

Journal of Social Studies Research, v8 n1 p1-12 Spr 1984

One part of the Merrill and Tennyson model for concept teaching consists of expository presentations of the concept arranged from easy to difficult. This study showed that the presentation order, i.e., the order of difficulty, does not significantly affect student achievement. (Author/RM)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Concept Teaching, Educational Research, Higher Education, Methods Courses, Models, Social Studies, Teaching Methods

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Language: English

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