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Morrison, Charles R.; Levin, Joel R. – Educational Communication and Technology Journal, 1987
Describes study of eighth grade students conducted to test the effectiveness of mnemonic techniques to recall attributes of minerals. Results indicate that mnemonic instruction, when accompanied by experimentor-provided keywords and mnemonic illustrations, produced superior recall on both immediate and delayed performance tests. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Analysis of Covariance, Grade 8, Illustrations
