This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This paper provides a critical look at the use of mnemonic associations in vocabulary learning. The paper begins with a definition of mnemonic ...

In three experiments, we examine the effects of semantic context and word concreteness on the mapping of existing meanings to new words. We developed a new-word-learning paradigm in which participants ...

Conventional testing can underestimate a student’s learning ability. Sociocultural barriers, test anxiety and differences in rates of brain development can skew results. In principle, neuroscience ...