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Pressley, Michael; Levin, Joel R. – Child Development, 1980
Instructions were given to first and sixth graders to use an imagery-retrieval strategy in recalling 18 paired associates. (SS)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Imagery, Memorization

Pressley, Michael – Review of Educational Research, 1977
The effects of imagery on children's learning of verbal materials is reviewed. Paired associate learning is emphasized, with some discussion of recall, recognition, visual discrimination and prose learning. Visual versus verbal images, elaborated versus unelaborated stimuli, induced images, and physical manipulation of learning materials are…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Elementary Education, Imagery