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Carney, Russell N.; Levin, Joel R. – Journal of Experimental Education, 2012
In 3 experiments, undergraduates used their own best method (control) or an "imposed" face-name mnemonic strategy to associate 18 caricatured faces, names, and additional facts. On all immediate tests (prompted by the faces), and on the delayed tests of Experiments 2a and 2b combined, mnemonic students statistically outperformed control students…
Descriptors: Mnemonics, Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Students, Naming
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Carney, Russell N.; Levin, Joel R. – College Student Journal, 2007
Students enrolled in music appreciation and music history courses may find it difficult to remember composers' names and the titles of their compositions--particularly when retrieval is prompted by corresponding classical music themes. We sought to develop and validate a mnemonic approach in which musical themes were first recoded as more concrete…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music Appreciation, Mnemonics, Control Groups