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Memorization Techniques: Using Mnemonics To Learn Fifth Grade Science Terms, Juan O. Garcia
Memorization Techniques: Using Mnemonics To Learn Fifth Grade Science Terms, Juan O. Garcia
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The purpose of this study was to determine whether mnemonic instruction could assist students in learning fifth-grade science terminology more effectively than traditional-study methods of recall currently in practice The task was to examine if fifth-grade students were able to learn a mnemonic and then use it to understand science vocabulary; subsequently, to determine if students were able to remember the science terms after a period of time. The problem is that in general, elementary school students are not being successful in science achievement at the fifth grade level. In view of this problem, if science performance is increased at …