In educational learning, prior-knowledge congruency enhances associative memory for indirectly inferred BC-associations in both experiments¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · causal r2 · q3 · i3 large
Currency · newest study 2018 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i3 Congruent BC-associations were recalled better than incongruent ones (experiment 1 associative recall, Cohen's d = 1.05). → Marlieke Tina Renée van Kesteren 2018 q3 i3 Experiment 2 replicated the congruency benefit on associative recall (Cohen's d = 1.50). → Marlieke Tina Renée van Kesteren 2018 (2)

Evidence¶

Marlieke Tina Renée van Kesteren 2018¶

Marlieke Tina Renée van Kesteren, Lydia Krabbendam and Martijn Meeter (2018). Integrating educational knowledge: reactivation of prior knowledge during educational learning enhances memory integration. npj Science of Learning 3:11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-018-0027-8

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Paired t-test in Table 1 of experiment 1 (21 analysed participants) comparing congruent vs incongruent associative recall of the inferred BC-association; congruent mean 60.01% vs incongruent 41.98%, "4.83 <.001 1.05", Cohen's d = 1.05 — a large significant congruency effect.

"Associative recall (%) 60.01 (.21) 41.98 (.22) 4.83 <.001 1.05 [.10, .26]"

Marlieke Tina Renée van Kesteren 2018 (2)¶

Marlieke Tina Renée van Kesteren, Lydia Krabbendam and Martijn Meeter (2018). Integrating educational knowledge: reactivation of prior knowledge during educational learning enhances memory integration. npj Science of Learning 3:11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-018-0027-8

q3 · i3 · causal · r2

Paired t-test row in Table 1 for experiment 2 (23 analysed participants) associative recall; congruent mean 62.16% vs incongruent 40.52%, "7.17 <.001 1.50", Cohen's d = 1.50. The congruency benefit on inferred BC-memory replicated with a larger effect.

"Associative recall (%) 62.16 (.13) 40.52 (.18) 7.17 <.001 1.50 [.15, .28]"

Discussion¶

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