Authors
John D Bransford, Marcia K Johnson
Publication date
1972/12/1
Journal
Journal of verbal learning and verbal behavior
Volume
11
Issue
6
Pages
717-726
Publisher
Academic Press
Description
The present paper presents a series of studies showing that relevant contextual knowledge is a prerequisite for comprehending prose passages. Four studies are reported, each demonstrating increased comprehension ratings and recall scores when Ss were supplied with appropriate information before they heard test passages. Supplying Ss with the same information subsequent to the passages produced much lower comprehension ratings and recall scores. Various explanations of the results are considered, and the role of topics in activating cognitive contexts is discussed.
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JD Bransford, MK Johnson - Journal of verbal learning and verbal behavior, 1972