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Efficacy of the Pause Procedure for Enhancing Learning Disabled and Nondisabled College Students' Long- and Short-Term Recall of Facts Presented through Lecture.

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Ruhl, Kathy L.; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1990

The effect of a lecture pausing procedure on performance of 15 learning-disabled and 15 nondisabled college students was evaluated. Findings indicate that 2-minute pauses spaced at logical breaks during videotaped lectures effectively enhanced student performance on immediate free-recall and objective test measures but not on long-term free…

Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities

Reading Ability as a Performance Predictor in a Behaviorally Based Psychology Course.

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Roberts, M. Susan; And Others – Teaching of Psychology, 1990

Examines how reading ability relates to course performance in an introductory developmental psychology course. Compares personalized system of instruction (PSI) to contingency managed lecture (CML) sections. Shows previous academic performance best predicted final examination scores for CML students while reading comprehension best predicted PSI…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, College Instruction, Comparative Analysis