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Hayes, David A.; Henk, William – 1984
This study investigated the use readers make of visual and verbal illustration to understand and remember what they have read. Specific focus was placed on readers' use of pictures and analogies to understand and remember written directions for a spatial manipulation task. The independent variables measured were type of text, mode of illustration,…
Descriptors: Analogy, Comparative Analysis, High Schools, Illustrations
Covey, Roxie E.; Carroll, James L. – 1985
The effect of pictures on reading comprehension under different levels of text organization was investigated. Sixth graders (N=132) read three science passages, presented with or without pictures representing text content. Picture condition was crossed with three levels of text organization. Multiple-choice test scores were analyzed using reading…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary School Science, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades