measure the proportion of ideas recalled under each topic 

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1. people recall more of the ideas under each topic when the text is signaled 
2. recalled information is more organized if the text is signaled 

Results Lorch’s second experiment

Lorch, R. F., Lorch, E. P., &amp; Inman, W. E. (1993). Effects of signaling topic structure on text recall. Journal of Educational Psychology, 85(2), 281–290. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-0663.85.2.281 

Effects of Signaling Topic Structure on Text Recall

The topic is said to be accessed if any of the subordinate ideas under that topic is recalled correctly 

topic access

also the recalled information will be more organized 

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