To build knowledge, separate yet related learning episodes can be integrated with one another and then used to derive new knowledge. Separate episodes are often experienced through different formats, such as text passages and graphic representations. Accordingly, in the present research, we tested integration of learning episodes provided through…

The purpose of this study was to examine children's recall of verbal information as a function of stimulus action and labels. The same information was presented on either a computer or a felt board. Action and labels were expected to enhance recall, regardless of the presentation medium. In both conditions, an experimenter introduced each child to…

This exploratory study of the effects of the new visual communications media imagery (e.g., video games, digital television, and computer graphics) on the visual perception process is designed to provide a theoretical framework for research, introduce appropriate research instruments for such study, and experiment with the application of biometric…