Touching or seeing real objects improves immediate free recall of those objects compared with no objects¶
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q3 i2 Directly after the exhibition, participants who could see or touch the objects recalled significantly more objects than participants in the no-objects condition, with no differences among the three object-present conditions. → Magdalena Novak & Stephan Schwan 2021
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Magdalena Novak & Stephan Schwan 2021¶
Magdalena Novak & Stephan Schwan. (2021). Does Touching Real Objects Affect Learning? Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-020-09551-z
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In the 2×2 between-subjects experiment (N = 163), ANCOVA controlling for prior knowledge and interest on immediate free recall of the six tools (M = 4.27, SD = 1.27 of 6) showed "significant main effects for vision" and haptics; post hoc tests showed the no-objects condition recalled significantly fewer objects than the other conditions.
"we found significant main effects for vision, F(1,157) = 15.40, p <. 0 0 1 , ηp2 = 0.09, and haptics, F(1,157) = 13.98, p <. 0 0 1 ,ηp2 = 0.08."
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Related Claims¶
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Touching or seeing real objects improves immediate free recall of those objects compared with no objects |
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Touching or seeing real objects improves immediate free recall of those objects compared with no objects |
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