Repeating Something Familiar
Abstract
Segments are a structured presentation style that is commonly used on late-night talk and variety television shows. Research has shown that shows that contain segments with both entertaining and informative content (e.g., The Daily Show) have increased students’ political knowledge. This study investigated how the structure of segments could be adapted to present material in classroom lectures to promote recall of both learning events and course content. For the first two units in a three-unit child development course, students experienced segments along with traditional lecture activities. Although performance varied across measures, results indicated that segments are a useful teaching tool to promote retention of material and recall of learning events. The use of segments in other types of courses is discussed.
Faculty Members
- Rhyannon H. Bemis - Department of Psychology, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD, USA
Themes
- Retention and Recall in Learning
- Application of Media in Education
- Educational Techniques
- Child Development Education
- Innovative Teaching Strategies
Categories
- Teacher education
- Curriculum and instruction
- Developmental and child psychology
- Education
- Counseling and applied psychology
- Education research nec
- Educational psychology
- Teacher education, specific subject areas
- Psychology
- Research and experimental psychology
- STEM educational methods
- Education research
- Experimental psychology
- Educational instructional technology and media design