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Effect of Metaphoric (Visual/Verbal) Strategies in Facilitating Student Achievement of Different Educational Objectives.
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Williams, Vicki Sloan; Dwyer, Francis M. – International Journal of Instructional Media, 1999
Describes a study of college students that examined the instructional effect of visual and verbal metaphors in facilitating student achievement of different educational objectives. The effect of students' verbal ability and the amount of time they spent interacting with their respective instructional modules were also measured. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Objectives
Effect of Color Coding on Visually and Verbally Oriented Tests with Students of Different Field Dependence Levels.
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Dwyer, Francis M.; Moore, David M. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1992
Describes a study of undergraduate students at Pennsylvania State University that was conducted to assess the impact of instructional color coding on visually and verbally oriented tests and on field dependence independence. Use of the GEFT (Group Embedded Figures Test) is discussed, and differences in cognitive processes are considered. (11…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Processes, Color, Criterion Referenced Tests
Computer Presentational Features for Young Children's Preferential Selection and Recall of Information.
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Calvert, Sandra L.; And Others – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1989
Describes study that was designed to examine the impact of action and sound on preschool children's preferential selection and recall of verbal content presented in a computer microworld. Visual superiority and auditory superiority hypotheses are discussed, sex differences are examined, and results indicate the importance of including action. (29…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Auditory Stimuli, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware
The Computer Determination of Learning Styles as an Aid to Individualized Computer-Based Training.
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Riding, Richard J.; And Others – Educational and Training Technology International, 1989
Discussion of individual learning styles focuses on a study of 13-year-old students in the United Kingdom that investigated the development of a computer-presented test of verbal-imagery learning styles. Ability grouping and test performance results are described, and implications for computer-based training (CBT) are discussed. (six references)…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Style
Computer Presentational Features for Poor Readers' Recall of Information.
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Calvert, Sandra L.; And Others – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1990
Describes study that examined kindergarten and second grade students' recall of information that had been presented on a computer with varying levels of visual action and verbal labels. Developmental differences in children's use of verbal and visual systems are discussed, and reading ability levels are considered. (29 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Development, Computer Assisted Instruction
The Interrelations between Diagrammatic Representations and Verbal Explanations in Learning from Social Science Texts.
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Guri-Rozenblit, Sarah – Instructional Science, 1988
Describes study that examined the instructional effectiveness of abstract diagrams and verbal explanations in learning from social science texts. The control and treatment groups of adult learners at Everyman's University (Israel) are described, verbal and visual aptitude tests are explained, and results are analyzed. (25 references) (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Analysis of Covariance, Analysis of Variance, Aptitude Tests