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Subject:Re: A Twist on the Rule of 7 From:<puff -at- guild -dot- net> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 20 Dec 2000 00:40:57 -0500
> I read the articles on the Rule of 7 that someone on the list was kind
> enough to provide a link to.
> [...]
> Reading the articles reminded me remember of something from way back
> when I taught vocabulary to ESL students. It was said in the
> literature (education-related articles) that on the average a person
> cannot retain in his ACTIVE vocabulary more than 7 words a lesson.
> [...]
> I wonder if this vocab rule also had its origins in the Miller's
> article?
I haven't read the article nor anything about ESL, but it sounds
to me like it's far more likely both sources were influenced by early
Ma Bell research into phone numbers that concluded the average person
can remember about 7 things in short-term memory.
Steven J. Owens
puff -at- guild -dot- net
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