Musical Mnemonics to Facilitate Learning of Matriculation Biology: Light-dependent Reactions of Photosynthesis.
Learning Biology involves mastering declarative knowledge and mastering procedural knowledge. The 'Light-dependent Reactions of Photosynthesis' is a topic requiring procedural knowledge. Students have to remember the facts of the light-dependent reactions. They must also remember the order in which...
| Published in: | Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 375 - 390 |
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Universiti Putra Malaysia
Jun2015
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