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ERIC Number: EJ471708
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-1047-7942
Mnemonic Instruction with Regular and Special Students in Social Studies.
Letendre, Wanda
Southern Social Studies Journal, v18 n2 p25-37 Spr 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, Junior High Schools, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies, Mnemonics, Social Studies, Special Needs Students, Student Attitudes, Teacher Behavior, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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