The production effect improves memory in 7- to 10-year-old children
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Pritchard, Verena E., Heron-Delaney, Michelle, Malone, Stephanie A. and MacLeod, Colin M.. (2020). The production effect improves memory in 7- to 10-year-old children. Child Development. 91(3), pp. 901-913. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13247
Authors | Pritchard, Verena E., Heron-Delaney, Michelle, Malone, Stephanie A. and MacLeod, Colin M. |
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Abstract | The production effect—whereby reading words aloud improves memory for those words relative to reading them silently—was investigated in two experiments with 7- to 10-year-old children residing in Brisbane, Australia. Experiment 1 (n = 41) involved familiar printed words, with words read aloud or silently appearing either in mixed- or blocked-list formats in a within-subject design. Recognition for words read aloud was better than for those read silently, an effect consistent across both list formats. These results were confirmed in Experiment 2 (n = 40) using longer lists of printed novel nonwords. Final analyses indicated that the production effect was comparable for words and nonwords. Findings are discussed in relation to the distinctiveness account and the use of production as a mnemonic in children. |
Year | 2020 |
Journal | Child Development |
Journal citation | 91 (3), pp. 901-913 |
Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
ISSN | 0009-3920 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13247 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85066014351 |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 901-913 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 16 May 2019 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 16 Dec 2021 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8x35z/the-production-effect-improves-memory-in-7-to-10-year-old-children
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