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Download full textLott, Pam – 1994
A study investigated whether informational graphics help attract the reader to a newspaper story, prolong reader interaction, and increase reader knowledge. Five versions of a small informational graphic and a related 10-inch non-lead story published on the bottom of a newspaper page were tested on 300 participants (a non-probability sample of…
Descriptors: Adults, Color, Higher Education, Illustrations
Slaton, Edith A. – 2001
Historically, research has shown that a reader's recall of ideas from text is enhanced when the reader uses relations among concepts to organize information. Text structure is a term used to describe the various patterns of how concepts within text are related. Knowledge of text structures assists a reader to comprehend text by allowing the reader…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Concept Mapping, Educational Research
