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Peer reviewedSmith, Brenda D. – Reading Horizons, 1986
Finds that although pictures do not seem to increase comprehension of the material, students prefer texts with them. Concludes that pictures provide no cognitive benefit but do have an affective impact on students, the nature of which was not determined by the research. (SRT)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Higher Education, Illustrations, Readability
