Learning Botany Concepts Mnemonically: Seeing the Forest "and" the Trees.

摘要: Sixty-one college students read a passage that described plant classification system and the distinguishing characteristics of groups within system. There were three experimental conditions: taxonomic, which included standard figural taxonomy (boxes connected by lines) as an instructional aid; mnemonic, pictorial mnemonic (memory-enhancing) representations information; free study, in instructed to use their own best method(s) master content. Students tested on variety learning measures immediately after reading botany text, 2 days later, months later