Students use time-tested strategies to recall scientific information. By means of mnemonics—cognitive strategies that help students learn and remember scientific information such as facts, lists, categories, and procedures—students apply simple and familiar knowledge to mentally visualize, organize, and take control of their learning.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 12/1/2003Stock # tst03_070_09_52Volume 070Issue 09

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Everyone has used this technique sometime in their career as a student. What makes this article interesting to this reader is the number of different kinds of mnemonics. This article talks... See More

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