EFFECTIVENESS OF METHOD OF LOCI TECHNIQUE ON MEMORY OF CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES

Method of Loci (MoL) is a metacognitive strategy, which helps in associating known locations with the material to be learnt in a chronological order. This study was conducted to examine the effects of the MoL strategy on long term memory recall on students with learning difficulties.
Students were randomly assigned either to the experimental group (n = 15) that was taught topics using direct teaching and MoL to remember the events in a chronological order, or the control group (n = 15) was taught using only direct teaching. The MoL group showed a significantly higher recall as was hypothesized. Application of this strategy for students with learning difficulties is discussed in the light of past findings that postulate that the MoL strategy helps in organizing information for later recall.