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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• George, Yvetta
• Schaer, Barbara

Titel

An Investigation of Imposed-Induced Imagery Methods on Kindergarten Children's Recall of Prose Content

Erscheinungsjahr

1986

Quelle

ERIC

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• To determine the most effective imagery method for facilitating kindergarten children's recall of prose content, a study investigated the effects of three mediums for presenting literature to children: storytelling, television, and dramatization. Subjects, 210 kindergarten students, were assigned to one of three gender-balanced treatment groups and told the story "The Old Black Witch" using the three respective methods of presentation. Subjects completed a four-item test of simple recall two-weeks later. Results indicated that dramatization and storytelling were significantly more effective in facilitating recall than was television. Analysis of gender differences in learning modes did not reveal significant differences. These findings supported the notion that modeling dramatization and storytelling are viable methods for stimulating children's imaginations, which ultimately leads to a higher cognitive level. (The "Old Black Witch" posttest is appended.) (JD)