| Literature DB >> 21040910 |
Connor Diemand-Yauman1, Daniel M Oppenheimer, Erikka B Vaughan.
Abstract
Previous research has shown that disfluency--the subjective experience of difficulty associated with cognitive operations - leads to deeper processing. Two studies explore the extent to which this deeper processing engendered by disfluency interventions can lead to improved memory performance. Study 1 found that information in hard-to-read fonts was better remembered than easier to read information in a controlled laboratory setting. Study 2 extended this finding to high school classrooms. The results suggest that superficial changes to learning materials could yield significant improvements in educational outcomes.Mesh：
Year: 2010 PMID： 21040910 DOI： 10.1016/j.cognition.2010.09.012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cognition ISSN： 0010-0277