Date of Award
1981
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Abstract
This experiment explored the possibility of a developmental shift from organization according to associative criteria to organization according to taxonomic criteria. First, fourth and seventh graders were presented with a list of items which could be organized equally well into either groups of taxonomic or associative pairs. Children were randomly assigned to either the Sort or No Sort Condition. While clustering levels for children in the Sort Condition were significantly greater than those of children in the No Sort Condition both had high overall levels of clustering. First grade children's organizational styles during sorting, were significantly more associative than were fourth or seventh graders, who increasingly organized taxonomically. These results suggest that it is not that young children are incapable of using effective organizational strategies to mediate recall, but rather, that their strategies differ from those of older children and adults.
Extent
60 p.
Recommended Citation
DE, MARCHENA MELANIE RUTH RABIN, "DEVELOPMENTAL DIFFERENCES IN ORGANIZATIONAL CRITERIA IN FREE RECALL" (1981). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1980 - 1989. 86.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_3/86
Identifier
FADT14092
Comments
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1981.|Charles E. Schmidt College of Science|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1981.