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Articles | Volume 4, issue 1
Articles | Volume 4, issue 1
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18 Jan 2021
Research article |  | 18 Jan 2021

Remembering rhythm and rhyme: memorability of narratives for science communication

Aquiles Negrete

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Subject: Geoscience education | Keyword: Public communication of science
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Narratives include several characteristics that make them memorable, understandable and enjoyable. Studying how memorable different ways of presenting information can be is a fundamental task for science communication in order to evaluate materials that not only need to be understood by the general public but also retained in the long-term as a part of the knowledge-appropriation process.
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