A COMPARISON OF MODES OF PRESENTATION OF PAIRED-ASSOCIATES ON THE SUBJECT-MATTER TRAINER

摘要

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of each of four modes of the Subject-Matter trainer. The modes were (a) the Quiz Mode, in which the subject was shown sequentially the correct response following the presentation of each stimulus, (b) the Modified-Quiz Mode, in which the subject was allowed one free choice before being shown the correct response, (c) the Practice Mode, in which the subject responded freely until he found the correct response, and (d) the Single-Try Mode, in which the subject was allowed only one response to each stimulus.nFour groups of 24 subject each were used. Each group learned under a different mode of the Subject-Matter trainer. Each subject learned 20 paired adjectives to a criterion of two successive, completely correct trials. Retention was measured after one day and after seven days.nThe Quiz Mode was superior to the other modes, all of which involved active participation and some degree of feedback. Retention after one day was almost perfect for all groups. The amount retained after seven days did not differ significantly among the groups.