The Effect of Imagery-Based Mnemonics on the Long-Term Retention of Chinese Characters.

Wang, Alvin Y.; Thomas, Margaret H.

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ERIC Number: EJ451687

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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The Effect of Imagery-Based Mnemonics on the Long-Term Retention of Chinese Characters.

Wang, Alvin Y.; Thomas, Margaret H.

Language Learning, v42 n3 p359-76 Sep 1992

Two studies compared the effects of imagery-based instruction and rote learning on the long-term recall of English translations of Chinese ideographs. In no instance was there any indication that imagery-based mnemonics conferred an advantage beyond the immediate test of recall. (27 references) (Author/LB)

Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Chinese, Comparative Analysis, Ideography, Learning Processes, Memory, Mnemonics, Recall (Psychology), Rote Learning, Translation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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