PSYC 160 Lecture 1: Comparative Formatting of Core Concepts
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Premise: comparative (side-by-side) formatting facilitates identi cation of the similarities and di erences of related concepts. To facilitate higher-order learning of complex topics, i recommend that you reformat information from serial formats (lists) to comparative formats. An example of comparative formatting of subtopics within a complex concept is presented below. To complement the comparative formatting, incorporate core concepts that represent important sub-concepts within each time span design. Research subjects: 2 or more groups one group multiple groups. Interpretation: di erences change di erence & between groups within a group change.