Generation of Descriptive Text Headings.

The effectiveness of having students generate their own headings for scientific text is assessed. Results reveal that generating headings enhance performance on a number of recall measures compared to either author-provided headings or no headings. Educational implications are discussed.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Contemporary Educational Psychology Vol. 8; no. 2; pp. 103 - 109
Main Authors: Brooks, Larry W., Dansereau, Donald F., Holley, Charles D., Spurlin, Joni E.
Format: Article
Published: Academic Press Inc. Apr1983
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