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Winn, Bill – 1983
This paper proposes that three properties of graphic materials can be manipulated by instructional designers to model cognitive processes and thus help students learn. These properties are: the distance of elements in the graphic display from each other, the orientation of the elements to each other, and the sequence in which the elements are…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Diagrams, Graphic Arts, Imagery
Ipek, Ismail – 1995
This paper examines variations of text density levels for learning in a computer-based instruction (CBI) tutorial from an integrated perspective, and addresses the following questions: (1) What is the text density? (2) What are the relationships among text density approaches? and (3) What are the contributions of text density for learning and how…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Graphic Arts
Haag, Brenda Bannan; Snetsigner, Wendy – 1993
Screen design, as an inherent part of the interface within computer-based instructional programs, is a critical component to the communication potential of the medium. This paper establishes aesthetics as an essential and necessary component of screen design and of instructional design. Current screen design guidelines tend to overlook the…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development
Jones, Marshall G. – 1995
Computer-based instruction (CBI) has undergone tremendous changes in the past decade. This paper focuses on the following three areas of designing information presentation: (1) screen design literature is dated, and the existing guidelines do not allow for advances in computer technology; (2) open-ended guidelines may offer designers sufficient…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Interfaces