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The spontaneous use of memory aids at different educational levels
María José SolerJuan Carlos Ruizsubject
Repetition (rhetorical device)Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyRehearsingmedicine.diseaseDevelopmental psychologyArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)MetamemoryDevelopmental and Educational PsychologymedicinePsychologyEveryday lifeLeast frequently usedMethod of lociElaborationdescription
Three groups of students in different educational levels: 8th–9th grade students (average age 15); 10th–11th grade students (average age 16); and college students (average age 21), completed a metamemory questionnaire on the use of external, general, and formal memory aids in everyday life and study situations. Short-term repetition, mental rehearsing, and summary elaboration were the most frequent aids. The least frequently used were those that require a special training to be used effectively (e.g. Digit-letters and method of loci). There were differences in the use of general memory aids due to education level, but not in the case of external and formal memory aids. Results showed also that women used memory aids more frequently than men.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-02-01 | Applied Cognitive Psychology |