To test the free recall of participants of two cultures (USA and Kpelle, Liberia).
Children from Liberia and America, were tested with a cultural-specific list of words, given to them by their teachers. There was also a group of LIberian kid that were uneducated who were tested. These words were also placed within a story.
The educated children from both countries had similar results and used chunking to remember the words. The uneducated students of LIberia, had better results, when these words were placed into a story.
It shows that depending on the way you are educated or if you are even receiving an education, can create different ways of remembering things. For uneducated kids, it’s remember stories, while the educated kids use
Children from Liberia and America, were tested with a cultural-specific list of words, given to them by their teachers. There was also a group of LIberian kid that were uneducated who were tested. These words were also placed within a story.
The educated children from both countries had similar results and used chunking to remember the words. The uneducated students of LIberia, had better results, when these words were placed into a story.
It shows that depending on the way you are educated or if you are even receiving an education, can create different ways of remembering things. For uneducated kids, it’s remember stories, while the educated kids use