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Jones, Beau F.; Hall, James W. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1982
Two questions were addressed regarding the utility of the keyword method, originally developed as an instructional technique to facilitate foreign language vocabulary acquisition: (1) the method's applicability to other common school learning tasks; and (2) students' use of the method as a self-initiated study strategy. (Author/AL)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Grade 8, Junior High Schools, Learning Activities
Jones, Beau F.; Hall, James W. – 1979
The keyword method, originally developed as an instructional technique in foreign language acquisition, was tested for its application in other school learning tasks and as a self-initiated study strategy. Two classes containing a total of 40 eighth grade students served as the experimental and control groups. The tasks were learning to pair…
Descriptors: Association (Psychology), Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 8