The dynamics of free recall and their relation to rehearsal between 8 and 10 years of age.
The present study longitudinally examined changes in recall in children between the ages of 8 and 10 years. Given the increasingly sophisticated use of memory strategies during this developmental period, correspondences between study and recall dynamics were of particular interest. Seventy-six children performed free-recall tasks on 5 occasions over a 2-year period. Video and audio analyses revealed that children tended to recall items successively from nearby serial positions. This so-called lag-recency effect was particularly pronounced when items from nearby serial positions were conjunctly rehearsed during study. Implications for understanding study-recall correspondences are discussed in relation to other developmental changes of this period including memory capacity.
Lehmann
Martin
M
German Institute for International Educational Research, Center for Education and Development, Schlossstr. 29, D-60486 Frankfurt a. M., Germany. lehmann@dipf.de
Hasselhorn
Marcus
M
D001245:Association Learning; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008570:Memory, Short-Term; D011939:Mental Recall; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual; D011214:Practice, Psychological; D011930:Reaction Time; D011932:Reading; D012691:Serial Learning; D013067:Speech Perception