Immediate effects of training with musical mnemonics on verbal memory in children
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of musical mnemonics versus spoken word in training verbal memory in children. A randomized control trial of typically-developing 9-11 year old children was conducted using the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT), a test measuring a participant’s ability to recall a list of 15 words over multiple exposures. Members of the group that listened to words sung to them recalled an average of 20% more words after listening to and recalling an interference list than members of the control group that listened to the same words spoken. This ...
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