Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Structurally Integrated Versus Structurally Segregated Memory Representations: Implications for the Design of Instructional Materials. |
| Authors: |
Hayes-Roth, Barbara, Rand Corp., Santa Monica, CA. |
| Availability: |
Publications Department, The Rand Corporation, 1700 Main Street, Santa Monica, California 90406 ($1.50) |
| Peer Reviewed: |
N |
| Page Count: |
19 |
| Publication Date: |
1977 |
| Document Type: |
Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: |
Cognitive Processes, Instructional Materials, Literature Reviews, Memory, Mnemonics, Psychological Studies, Reading Comprehension, Reading Processes, Retention (Psychology) |
| Abstract: |
Two kinds of memory organization are distinguished: segregrated versus integrated. In segregated memory organizations, related learned propositions have separate memory representations. In integrated memory organizations, memory representations of related propositions share common subrepresentations. Segregated memory organizations facilitate memory for individual propositions, while integrated memory organizations facilitate higher-order processing, such as inferencing. It is suggested that the nature of acquired memory organizations and, consequently, performance on memory and inferencing tasks can be influenced by simple wording manipulations on study materials. Experimental results support these assumptions. (Author) |
| Entry Date: |
1977 |
| Accession Number: |
ED141788 |
| Database: |
ERIC |
