Meaningfulness
of number as a variable in verbal learning
K. Imae & T. Umemoto |
This
paper dealt with the validity of meaningfulness scale for number
and syllable as materials in verbal learning. Two problems were asked
; 2 . Is it possible to predict rate of learning of numbers by its
meaningfulness? 2. As a predictor of rate of learning, is meaningfulness
valid for items of different verbal material in a list? Four experiments
were run under the line of problems, and following conclusions were
obtained. 1. Meaningfulness is a good predictor of learning even
for numbers. 2. We cannot predict rate of learning of items solely
from its meaningfulness when items belong to different groups of
material. That is, meaningfulness is effective variable only when
all items are of same material.
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