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The Production Effect And Item-Order Encoding, Bethany Kregiel Apr 2014

The Production Effect And Item-Order Encoding, Bethany Kregiel

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When reading a mixed list of words, participants show better memory for uncommon words compared to common words (McDaniel & Bugg, 2008). The research suggests differential memory effects in item-order encoding between mixed and pure lists. Uncommon words lead to item-specific encoding whereas common words lead to order encoding. Similarly, the production effect shows that, when reading a mixed list (some words aloud, others silently), participants show better memory for the words read aloud, but the effect does not obtain for pure lists. The purpose of this study is to examine if the production effect is due to differences in …


Profiling Hope, Teresa Noewer Apr 2014

Profiling Hope, Teresa Noewer

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Boys Hope Girls Hope (BHGH) is a nonprofit organization that strives to help students in middle school and high school build character and reach their full potential in the classroom. This organization accepts 18 students into their residential program who are bright, motivated, and who come from challenging household situations and provides them with an education and living accommodations throughout their high school career. BHGH created a new program in 2007 called Hope Prep that allowed more students to participate, and therefore created a need for a more efficient way to sort through the larger number of applicants. Since BHGH …