A Cross-Cultural Study of Recall of Time-Related and Non Time-Related Verbal Material

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Abstract
Recall of time‐related and non time‐related verbal material by indigenous Papua New Guinean and expatriate European schoolchildren was compared, using a technique reported by Deregowski (1970). At Grade 2 level, the expatriate sample performed significantly better on time‐related items, but there was no difference between the groups on the non‐temporal items. A further study was conducted with Grade 4 subjects at Waigani multi‐racial school and no difference was found between indigenous and expatriate subjects. Grade 4 students at Kila‐Kila indigenous school performed at about the same level as Waigani Grade 2 subjects. The results were compared with those reported from Zambia by Deregowski.

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