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Effects of Colors on Cognition and Emotions in Learning
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Chang, Bo; Xu, Renmei – Technology, Instruction, Cognition and Learning, 2019
The purpose of this review paper was to conduct a literature review on the effects of colors on learners' learning cognition and emotions. Findings of this review could inform practitioners about better color choices they could use to present information and design learning materials in ways that decrease learners' cognitive load, increase their…
Descriptors: Color, Emotional Response, Educational Research, Memory
Phonologically Delayed Children's Responses to Three Types of Pictured Stimuli.
Bernthal, John E.; And Others – Journal of Childhood Communication Disorders, 1989
The responses of 18 phonologically delayed children, aged 6-7, to 3 types of pictured stimuli were examined. Results indicated that black and white drawings were less frequently identified than either colored line drawings or colored photographs. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Color, Delayed Speech, Identification, Pictorial Stimuli
A Research-Based Guide to Using Pictures Effectively.
Brody, Philip J. – Instructional Innovator, 1984
Guidelines for selecting and using pictures to guide instructional decisions and behaviors are based on three areas of research: role of pictures and how they improve learning, how context or environment in which pictures operate can influence usefulness, and how physical and perceptual characteristics of pictures affect their function. (MBR)
Descriptors: Color, Comprehension, Difficulty Level, Educational Environment
Color in Computer-Assisted Instruction.
Steinberg, Esther R. – 1991
Color monitors are in wide use in computer systems. Thus, it is important to understand how to apply color effectively in computer assisted instruction (CAI) and computer based training (CBT). Color can enhance learning, but it does not automatically do so. Indiscriminate application of color can mislead a student and thereby even interfere with…
Descriptors: Color, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Design Requirements
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Journal of Reading, 1980
Contributors propose five ways for students to improve their reading: combining television newscasts and note taking, determining the main ideas of pictures, using multicultural materials, developing vocabulary through color word contests, and finishing reading what a teacher has started. Also discussed is informal research indicating that…
Descriptors: Color, Elementary Secondary Education, Multicultural Education, Pictorial Stimuli
Survival Word Acquisition in Mentally Retarded Adolescents with Multihandicaps: Effects of Color-Reversed Stimulus Materials.
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Blyden, Amelia E. – Journal of Special Education, 1989
Examined were the effects of reversing the color of stimulus materials used to teach survival vocabulary to 16 spastic cerebral palsied and 16 other multihandicapped adolescents with mental retardation. Compared to black-on-white cards, white-on-black cards improved the acquisition performance of both groups, but did not affect retention.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cerebral Palsy, Color, Daily Living Skills
The Effects of Baker-Miller Pink on Physiological and Cognitive Behavior of Emotionally Disturbed and Regular Education Students.
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Gilliam, James E. – Behavioral Disorders, 1991
Fourteen emotionally disturbed junior high students and 16 regular education students were exposed to 2 experimental conditions with white and Baker-Miller pink visual stimuli. Analysis revealed significant differences on systolic and diastolic blood pressure but not on pulse, grip strength, nor the Digit-Symbol test of the Wechsler Adult…
Descriptors: Blood Circulation, Cardiovascular System, Cognitive Ability, Color