What limits the encoding effect of note-taking? A meta-analytic examination

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 242-262

  Kobayashi, Keiichi ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Encoding effect; Generative processing; Learning outcome measure; Mechanical demands; Meta analysis; Note taking; Publication characteristics; Quality of note taking procedure

Indexed keywords

EID: 14844288025     PISSN: 0361476X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2004.10.001     Document Type: Article

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