Exploring effects of background context familiarity and signaling on comprehension, recall, and cognitive load

Volume: 36, Issue: 4, Pages: 691 - 718
Published: Aug 12, 2015
Abstract
This study was designed to explore the effects of different geographical background contexts and signalling for information about global warming on comprehension, recall and cognitive load. Two different geographical contexts, US and Korean, were employed to frame explanations of global warming phenomena to US students. Two signalling conditions were also adopted in which passages about global warming were either signalled or nonsignalled....
Paper Details
Title
Exploring effects of background context familiarity and signaling on comprehension, recall, and cognitive load
Published Date
Aug 12, 2015
Volume
36
Issue
4
Pages
691 - 718
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