Interaction of Learner Characteristics with Pictorial Adjuncts in Learning from Science Text.

Koran, Mary Lou; Koran, John J., Jr.

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Interaction of Learner Characteristics with Pictorial Adjuncts in Learning from Science Text.

Koran, Mary Lou; Koran, John J., Jr.

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v17 n5 p477-83 Sep 1980

Investigates whether placement of pictorial adjuncts before or after related textual material enhances instructional effectiveness for learners of varying ability. Junior high students (N=84) were randomly assigned to one or three treatments in which a diagram of the hydrologic cycle was inserted before, after, or omitted from the text. (CS)

Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, General Science, Junior High Schools, Pictorial Stimuli, Reading Research, Science Education, Science Materials, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Student Characteristics

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Language: English

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