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Webb, Michael – International Journal of Music Education, 2010
This article envisions a new, cross-modal approach to classroom music listening, one that takes advantage of students' rising screen literacy and the ever-expanding archive of music-related visual material available on DVD and on video sharing sites such as YouTube. It is grounded in current literature on music performance studies, embodied music…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music, Listening, Handheld Devices
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Gilje, Oystein – Written Communication, 2010
This article traces the trajectory of one particular scene in the work of three media students writing and filmmaking. The analysis scrutinizes the role of semiotic tools, such as synopsis and storyboard, in students' filmmaking practice. Moreover, the use of interactional data combined with textual data allows for a rich recording of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Media Literacy, Learning, Higher Education
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Dwyer, Francis M. – Educational Media International, 1979
Describes a series of studies conducted to determine what types of visuals are most effective in facilitating student achievement. This program of systematic evaluation analyzed an instructional unit on the heart on the basis of instructional effectiveness, economy, and simplicity of production. Conclusions and a list of studies are included. (RAO)
Descriptors: Cardiovascular System, Diagrams, Illustrations, Intermode Differences
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Joshua, Marilyn – Action in Teacher Education, 2007
Nine graduate students (teacher-researchers) with an average of 6 years teaching experience (1-15 years) participated in action research to examine the influence of teacher-chosen visual aids (pictures) on children's writing. A total of 165 elementary students participated in the two phases of the research project: 83 boys and 82 girls in…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Childrens Writing, Action Research, Visual Aids
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Viennot, Laurence; Kaminski, Wanda – International Journal of Science Education, 2006
This paper describes an attempt at evaluating a potentially critical "detail" of teaching practice; that is, using a particular diagram to illustrate the imaging role of a converging lens. This "basic" diagram has been designed to contribute to help students overcome the well-known "travelling image" syndrome. We conducted a comparative study with…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Physics, Optics, Visual Aids
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Hsieh, Yi-Chuan Jane; Cifuentes, Lauren – Educational Technology & Society, 2006
Mixed methods were adopted to explore the effects of student-generated visualization on paper and on computers as a study strategy for middle school science concept learning. In a post-test-only-control-group design, scores were compared among a control-group (n=28), a group that was trained to visualize on paper (n=30), and a group that was…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Study Habits, Scientific Concepts, Concept Teaching