Mode of Stimulus Presentation and Short-Term Memory Efficiency in Primary School Children.

Evans, Hilary; Fontana, D.

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Publication Date: 1980-Nov

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Mode of Stimulus Presentation and Short-Term Memory Efficiency in Primary School Children.

Evans, Hilary; Fontana, D.

British Journal of Educational Psychology, v50 pt3 p229-35 Nov 1980

A sample of school children, ages 7-11, was given a range of short-term memory tests to determine whether recall was optimised by aural or by visual stimuli presentation. Results showed that for both sexes and for each age group aural presentation was consistently superior to visual. (Author)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Auditory Stimuli, Elementary Education, Learning Modalities, Recall (Psychology), Sex Differences, Short Term Memory, Visual Stimuli

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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