Keyword Mnemonic and Retention of Second-Language Vocabulary Words.

Wang, Alvin Y.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ456644

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Publication Date: 1992

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Keyword Mnemonic and Retention of Second-Language Vocabulary Words.

Wang, Alvin Y.; And Others

Journal of Educational Psychology, v84 n4 p520-28 Dec 1992

Findings from 4 experiments with a total of 218 college students, in which the retention interval for second-language vocabulary words was treated as a between-subjects factor, indicate that long-term forgetting is greater for learners instructed to use the keyword mnemonic than for learners engaged in rote rehearsal. (SLD)

Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Memorization, Mnemonics, Retention (Psychology), Rote Learning, Second Language Learning, Vocabulary

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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