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Peer reviewedScruggs, Thomas E.; And Others – American Educational Research Journal, 1985
Four different methods of study were presented to fifty-six learning disabled students, who were to learn characteristics of North American minerals. Methods were: (1) direct instruction; (2) mnemonic instruction; (3) reduced-list direct-instruction; and (4) free-study. Results supported findings that learning was superior in the mnemonic…
Descriptors: Conventional Instruction, High Schools, Independent Study, Learning Disabilities
