Children's note taking as a mnemonic tool

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 52-74

  Eskritt, Michelle ^a   McLeod, Kellie ^b  

^a MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Adsum for Women and Children   (Canada)

Author keywords

External memory strategies; Generalization; Memory development; Memory strategies; Mnemonic aids; Notational development; Note taking; Strategy training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MEMORY; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; PSYCHOLOGY; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 48749117092     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2008.05.007     Document Type: Article

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