ENHANCING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN BIOLOGY USING MNEMONIC INTEGRATED INSTRUCTION
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Keywords:
Mnemonic Integrated Instruction; Academic Achievement; BiologyAbstract
The study investigated the effect of Mnemonic Integrated Instruction on secondary school students academic achievement in Biology. The study was a quasi experimental research adopting a pretest posttest non randomized control group design.
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