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Cohen, Michael – Visible Language, 1992
Introduces two systems that increase the information density of textual presentation by reconsidering text as pictures, expanding the range of written expression. Notes that these systems are implemented as computer programs, active filters that represent textual information graphically. (SR)
Descriptors: Diagrams, Graphic Arts, Higher Education, Visual Perception
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Poggenpohl, Sharon Helmer; Winkler, Dietmar R. – Visible Language, 1992
Steps aside from conventional ideas about diagrams to examine how they work. Brings to bear ideas from a perceptual psychologist, a communication theorist, and a philosopher. Introduces the papers in this special issue as diagrams for worldmaking. (SR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Communication Research, Diagrams, Higher Education
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Storkerson, Peter – Visible Language, 1992
Reconsiders the usual typologies of diagram presentations, questioning accepted taxonomies. Examines diagrammatic structures, revealing some hardened categories. Suggests that new discoveries can be made if questions are raised about how information is framed. (SR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Communication Research, Diagrams, Graphic Arts
Levie, W. Howard; Lentz, Richard – Educational Communication and Technology: A Journal of Theory, Research, and Development, 1982
Reviews results of 55 experiments comparing learning from illustrated text and learning from text alone. Research in closely related fields--nonrepresentational pictures (maps, diagrams, graphic organizers), learner-produced drawings, mental imagery, and oral prose--is also examined, and guidelines for practice are offered. A 160-item reference…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Diagrams, Graphic Arts, Illustrations