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Dake, Dennis M. – 1993
The central premise of this paper is that there is a group of visual thinking skills which are becoming increasingly foundational and basic to the education of a contemporary citizenry. These skills are becoming more vital as the use of digital imagery increases. The skills are independent of the external technologies (i.e., hardware and software)…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Technological Advancement, Thinking Skills, Visual Arts
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Bedford, Felice L. – Cognition, 1995
Addresses two questions that may be unique to perceptual learning: What are the circumstances that produce learning? and What is the content of learning? Suggests a critical principle for each question. Provides a discussion of perceptual learning theory, how learning occurs, and what gets learned. Includes a 121-item bibliography. (DR)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Mapping, Cognitive Style, Learning Processes
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Harper, Ruth E.; Rogers, Lawrence E. – Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development, 1999
Gives evidence of how and why feature films are effective instructional tools, particularly when teaching concepts of human development to college students. Explains that use of films helps to dramatize and frame issues, generate discussion, and provide links with personal experience. Uses several examples from movies to help explain the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Students, Films, Higher Education
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Phillips, R. J. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1986
Arguing that a well designed graphical display can function as a memory store, this article suggests three principles for the design and use of computer graphics: parsimony, accessibility, and reflection. It is suggested that "progressive graphics" are particularly suited to computer implementation. (Author/MBR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Educational Media
Kirrane, Diane E. – Training and Development, 1992
An increasingly visual culture is affecting work and training. Achievement of visual literacy means acquiring competence in critical analysis of visual images and in communicating through visual media. (SK)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Communication (Thought Transfer), Critical Viewing, Educational Technology
Ragan, Tillman J. – 1978
This paper presents the thesis that a perceptual rationale for visual literacy may be found in operational form within what is measured by established tests of cognitive style. Ten primary dimensions of cognitive style are briefly reviewed, including field independence-field dependence, impulsivity-reflectivity, visual-haptic, leveling-sharpening,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, Cognitive Tests, Educational Research
Flaherty, Geraldine – Vocational Education Journal, 1992
Describes the four types of learning modalities (kinesthetic, tactual, auditory, and visual) and provides suggestions for adapting teaching styles. (SK)
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Kinesthetic Perception
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Taylor, Robert P.; Cunniff, Nancy – Teachers College Record, 1988
The efficacy of using graphic representations of concepts, which are more readily generated on a computer than in traditional texts, was studied. The study, which involved teaching computer programming, is described. The necessity of further research is discussed. (JL)
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics
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Scruggs, Thomas E. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 1986
The author describes his research experience in identifying potentially unique learning characteristics of gifted students. Visual imagery, mnemonics, spatial organization, and higher level verbal learning strategies are explored. Among broad conclusions reached is the perception of gifted students as active learners who spontaneously transform…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Daneshvar, K.; Tranjan, F. M. – 1998
Although in the liberal arts the main concern is comprehensive education, it is generally accepted that an engineering curriculum, while providing the fundamentals, can change continuously to accommodate technological, industrial, and economical interests. Meanwhile, in recent years many new forms of learning have been proposed that are quite…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Engineering Education
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West, Thomas G. – Annals of Dyslexia, 1992
This paper proposes that those traits which handicap visually oriented dyslexics in a verbally oriented educational system may confer advantages in new fields which rely on visual methods of analysis, especially those in computer applications. It is suggested that such traits also characterized Albert Einstein, Michael Faraday, James Maxwell, and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Computer Oriented Programs, Dyslexia
Reeves, June B.; And Others – 1995
This paper stresses the concept of deaf students as visual learners. Educators are urged to think visually in order to help maximize opportunities for deaf students to use their visual learning skills in developing literacy skills, and in their general academic, social, and personal development. Examples are offered of structural/grammatical…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Cognitive Style, Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education
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Simonson, Michael R., Ed.; Treimer, Margaret, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 1985
Current issues in educational communications and technology are addressed in this collection of 48 papers, in which research reports predominate. Topics discussed include factors related to the learner, e.g., field dependence/independence, learning strategies, information processing, spatial ability, cognitive style, and cognitive strategies.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Educational Media, Educational Technology
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Whitin, Phyllis E. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1996
Describes a study of seventh graders learning to make and share meaning about literature through "sketch-to-stretch," an interpretive strategy involving the creation of symbols and pictures and other nonlinguistic signs to signify ideas generated through reading. Supports teaching that provides such shared opportunities for students. (TB)
Descriptors: Art, Cognitive Style, Instructional Effectiveness, Literary Criticism
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Simonson, Michael R., Ed.; Hooper, Elizabeth, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 1981
The 31 papers selected for presentation at the 1981 Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) convention and inclusion in this document were subjected to a rigorous blind reviewing process and represent some of the most current thinking in educational communications and technology. Topics covered include aptitude treatment…
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Audiovisual Communications, Cognitive Style, Educational Research
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