Journal article
Level of Cognitive Processing: Effects on Character Learning Among Non-Native Learners of Chinese as a Foreign Language
Language and education, Vol.18(2), pp.167-182
2004
DOI: 10.1080/09500780408666873
Abstract
This study investigates how different encoding strategies affect retention of Chinese characters (words) as measured by recall of the sound and meaning of the characters. Three types of encoding strategies
were investigated during character learning: rote memorisation (shallow processing), student self-generated elaboration, and instructor-guided elaboration (deeper processing). ANOVA analysis indicates that
deeper processing results in significantly better retention of sound and meaning of characters than does shallow processing. Of the two kinds of elaboration, retention of sound and meaning is significantly
better with instructor-guided elaboration at a 20-minute interval, but this advantage disappears at a 48-hour recall interval. Comparison of differences between recall of sound and recall of meaning across
the three processing conditions reveals that instructor-guided elaboration significantly enhances retention of character meaning.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Level of Cognitive Processing: Effects on Character Learning Among Non-Native Learners of Chinese as a Foreign Language
- Creators
- Helen H. Shen
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Language and education, Vol.18(2), pp.167-182
- DOI
- 10.1080/09500780408666873
- ISSN
- 0950-0782
- eISSN
- 1747-7581
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2004
- Academic Unit
- Asian and Slavic Languages and Literatures; International Programs
- Record Identifier
- 9984398010502771
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