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Strauss, Mark S.; And Others – 1977
The ability of 5-month-old infants to recognize two-dimensional (pictorial) representations of three-dimensional objects was investigated. Subjects were 24 5-month-old infants. The novelty preference technique was employed: all infants were familiarized with a three-dimensional object--a doll. Following familiarization, three novelty tests were…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Infant Behavior, Infants, Perceptual Development
Messaris, Paul – 1987
The term "visual literacy" generally refers to the interpretation of the formal structure of film or television and carries with it the notion that the interpreter has knowledge of the use of camera angles, lighting, flashbacks, and so forth. However, many visual conventions encountered in movies or television may be interpreted even by…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Editing, Film Study, Imagery
Randhawa, Bikkar S.; And Others – 1977
In order to enhance the understanding of visual literacy, one of its constituents, visual learning (VL), is examined in terms of underlying assumptions, hypothesized behaviors, and implications of both assumptions and behaviors. Assumptions are: (1) VL encompasses all changes in behavior arising from the individual's responses to visual…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Learning Readiness, Maturation
Schamber, Linda – 1986
The goal of an introductory graphics course is fundamental visual literacy, which includes learning to appreciate the power of visuals in communication and to express ideas visually. Traditional principles of design--the focus of the course--are based on more fundamental gestalt theory, which relates to human pattern-seeking behavior, particularly…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Education, Course Content, Design
Mills, Russell – 1986
Four elements of clinical programming must be considered during development in order for a software program to be truly useful in rehabilitation: presentation of a useful task; treatment parameters selectable by clinicians; data collection/analysis; and authoring capability. These criteria govern the development of all Brain-Link Software…
Descriptors: Auditory Training, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Cramton, Elizabeth; Kissick, Beverlee R. – 1997
Preparing students to be both constructors and consumers of visual information will be an important responsibility for all teachers. This will mean giving learners the tools to go beyond what is merely visual to the deeper, human meanings that lie beneath. One important way that educators can prepare students to be wise visual consumers is to help…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education
Forer, Ruth; And Others – 1975
This paper reviews studies on cognitive processes that may mediate the development of early learning problems. Topics covered include auditory and visual discrimination deficits, integration of information from different modalities, the significance of attentional factors, contributions of memory factors, and the importance of cognitive style…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Cognitive Processes, Conceptual Tempo, Elementary Education
McClurg, Patricia; And Others – 1997
This study investigates children's spatial cognition in the microcomputer environment created by "HyperGami." Two categories of spatial cognition have been described: spatial visualization, which involves mentally rotating, manipulating and twisting two- and three-dimensional objects; and spatial orientation, which involves the ability…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Design, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Hypermedia
Emery, Winston G.; Sinatra, Richard – 1983
In advocating written literacy through visual literacy, this paper presents an overview of supporting theory and evidence and demonstrates practical application through visual compositions. The research reported in the first section of the paper includes the general theoretical stance of writing-as-process educators, who believe that the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Language Acquisition
Debes, John L., III – 1974
For the past 100 years we have been acting as if education in school was of words, by words, and for words, but in fact verbal literacy was preceded by visual literacy when humans communicated with body language before they had speech. American educators have been concentrating efforts on the left hemisphere of the brain in which the verbal…
Descriptors: Cerebral Dominance, Cognitive Development, Intellectual Development, Intelligence Quotient
Paterno, JoAnna; Dickey, Steven W. – 1987
A study examined the use of a body awareness microcomputer program on young children as a predictor of early reading achievement. Subjects, 58 preschool and kindergarten students (prereaders) from a university laboratory school in the southern region of the United States, were asked to work in the microcomputer center in small groups to identify…
Descriptors: Body Image, Child Language, Computer Assisted Instruction, Early Childhood Education