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Peer reviewedLetendre, Wanda – Southern Social Studies Journal, 1993
Reports on 2 studies of 48 eighth-grade students in which mnemonic devices and strategies were employed. Finds that both regular and learning-disabled students preferred mnemonic instruction to traditional teaching methods. Concludes that mnemonic methods can help improve student learning of historical information. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Grade 8, History Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach
