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mnemonic

(n): a device (such as a rhyme or acronym) used to aid recall
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about 1 year ago corinne said:

Mnemonic devices can be very useful if the learning task requires memorization of discrete information or basic frameworks that lack other cognitive connections.

Lapp, Diane. Content Area Reading and Learning : Instructional Strategies.
Mahwah, NJ, USA: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Incorporated, 2004. p 287.
http://site.ebrary.com/lib/bham/Doc?id=10106604&ppg=298

Copyright © 2004. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Incorporated. All rights reserved.

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