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Pickens, Teresa Lynn – 1998
This study evaluates the effectiveness of a mnemonic approach to teaching about the solar system to non-leveled Grade 9 students versus a traditional outline format. A mixture of 54 regular and special education students participated in the control group receiving facts about the solar system through lecture and transparencies and recorded the…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Earth Science, Grade 9, Learning Theories