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Salomon, Gavriel – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1979
The failure of research on media to deal with media's symbol systems is discussed. Nature of symbol systems is described and related to cognition and learning. Symbolic elements used by media can facilitate the cultivation of mental skills in interaction with individual differences and depth of processing. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Processes