Declarative knowledge develops as we assimilate new knowledge with our current perceptions. An effective and beneficial approach to learn and recall is to utilise new information. “Meaningful lessons make natural use of existing information to help students understand new information through examples or analogies” (Hoy, 2010 p.285). Mnemonics are systematic procedures for enhancing memory through the use of imagery. Mnemonics are memorisation aids: it incorporates peg-type approaches such as the loci method (associating items with specific places), acronyms (a form of abbreviation), chain mnemonics (memory strategies; one element to the next) and the keyword method (system that associates new words or concepts with similar sounding cue words
