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Learning from Multimedia Materials: The Relative Impact of Individual Differences
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Grimley, Michael – Educational Psychology, 2007
This paper explores whether the principles of cognitive load and multimedia theory are mediated by cognitive style, gender, and prior knowledge. Participants were 91 children aged 10-11 years (54 boys, 37 girls), each assigned to one of two presentation modes. In Condition 1 children were presented with diagrams supported by printed textual…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Multimedia Materials, Comprehension, Cognitive Style
Explaining the Variance in Reading Ability in Terms of Psychological Processes: What Have We Learned?
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Stanovich, Keith E. – Annals of Dyslexia, 1985
The article summarizes findings of research on individual differences in reading ability, noting the primary effects of lack of phonological awareness on the ability to phonologically segment, analyze, and synthesize the speech stream. Other sources of individual differences are also addressed: early visual processes, naming processes, context,…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Context Clues, Dyslexia, Individual Differences
Cognitive Styles/Controls and Media.
Jonassen, David H. – Educational Technology, 1979
Discusses cognitive style (the degree to which perception is influenced by environmental variables) and cognitive control (which focuses on the regulation of perception by the ego). Concepts addressed include field dependence-independence, field articulation, conceptual style, cognitive tempo, intrusive information, focal attention, and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Comprehension, Concept Formation
The Use of Nonvocal Communication Techniques With Autistic Individuals.
Kiernan, C. – Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 1983
A review of studies in which signing or symbol use has been taught to autistic individuals suggests that these techniques can provide a means of communication and language development for the autistic, including mute and retarded children. (RH)
Descriptors: Autism, Children, Comprehension, Foreign Countries
Recent Advances in Research on Cognitive Processing Television Viewing.
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Collins, W. Andrew – Journal of Broadcasting, 1981
Reviews findings of recent television research and discusses two dominant issues: the nature and determinants of children's attention to television, and the amount and kind of content retained by different age groups. It is recommended that research on media effects incorporate age-related and individual difference factors. Nineteen references are…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention Span, Broadcast Television, Children
Levels of Understanding and the Personal Acceptance of Information in Higher Education.
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Ford, Nigel – Studies in Higher Education, 1980
A distinction is drawn between students' ability to understand information and their personal acceptance and valuing of that information. Results of a small-scale study are used to suggest that students may differ in their levels of acceptance of information. Ideas regarding possible future research are discussed. (Author/JMD)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Cognitive Style, College Students, Comprehension
Empirical Issues in the Study of Computer-Assisted Interactive Video.
Hannafin, Michael J. – Educational Communication and Technology, 1985
Evaluates relevance of existing instructional research on computer-assisted instruction, programed instruction, instructional video, and instructional television to the study of interactive video; describes several assumptions about interactive video use which require validation and study; and proposes a propositional framework to guide the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention, Comprehension, Educational Television