- The recalled patterns in ARC show how learners conceptually organize information
- ARC measures the same category of recall output reported sequentially -Ex: Banana and Orange under the category of fruits
- Thus, participants who scatter their recall output would have lower ARC scores than those who recall sequentially

Adjusted Ratio of Clustering (ARC) Measure-- Function

- ARC makes a list of items into a different hierarchical classification and measures how much learners cluster similar categories of items together

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- The traditional measure of clustering free recall has issues on consistency of recalled categories, numbers of items recalled, and the distribution of categories → cannot compare within and between subjects

- Thus, ARC is used to measure clustering recall

Errors of Traditional Measures Before Adjusted Ratio of Clustering (ARC)

Nestojko, J. F., Bui, D. C., Kornell, N., & Bjork, E. L. (2014). Expecting to teach enhances learning and organization of knowledge in free recall of text passages. Memory & cognition, 42(7), 1038–1048. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-014-0416-z

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