Durgadeen, Lucy2022-01-182022-01-18795https://hdl.handle.net/2139/52896Elaboration is the manner in which learners embellish and encode knowledge. For elaborations to facilitate learning and enhance memory, they must be precise and represent a non-arbitrary association between the to-be-learned material and the learner's prior knowledge. The study described here sought to assess the effect of precise and imprecise elaborations on the science learning of successful and unsuccessful secondary science studentsLearning styles