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Introducing and Evaluating the Behavior of Non-Verbal Features in the Virtual Learning
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Dharmawansa, Asanka D.; Fukumura, Yoshimi; Marasinghe, Ashu; Madhuwanthi, R. A. M. – International Education Studies, 2015
The objective of this research is to introduce the behavior of non-verbal features of e-Learners in the virtual learning environment to establish a fair representation of the real user by an avatar who represents the e-Learner in the virtual environment and to distinguish the deportment of the non-verbal features during the virtual learning…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Virtual Classrooms, Nonverbal Learning, Nonverbal Ability
Interactive and Non-Interactive Pictures in Multimedia Learning Environments: Effects on Learning Outcomes and Learning Efficiency
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Rasch, Thorsten; Schnotz, Wolfgang – Learning and Instruction, 2009
New technologies enable flexible combinations of text and interactive or non-interactive pictures. The aim of the present study was to investigate (a) whether adding pictures to texts is generally beneficial for learning or whether it can also have detrimental effects, (b) how interactivity of pictures affects learning, (c) whether the…
Descriptors: Visualization, Instructional Effectiveness, Outcomes of Education, Visual Aids
Effects of Training and Practice on Sex Differences in Mental Rotation Test Scores.
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McGee, Mark G. – Journal of Psychology, 1978
Finds significant differences for males and females on the "Mental Rotation Test" within and across trials, but does not show a differential response to training and practice by females, as was hypothesized. (RL)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Nonverbal Ability, Nonverbal Learning, Response Style (Tests)
Imagery Deficits in Nonverbal Learning Disabilities.
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Cornoldi, Cesare; Rigoni, Fiorenza; Tressoldi, Patrizio Emmanuele; Vio, Claudio – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1999
A study compared 11 Italian children (ages 7-11) with nonverbal learning disabilities (NVLD) to 49 controls on four tasks requiring visuospatial working memory and visual imagery. Results found the children with NVLD showed deficits in the use of visuospatial working memory and visual imagery. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Etiology, Foreign Countries, Learning Disabilities