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Salomon, Gavriel – 1994
An empirically-based theory is proposed that relates media's most essential modes of presentation--their symbol systems--to modes of cognitive representation and to the acquisition of knowledge. This book draws upon scholarship in such areas as the study of symbol systems, cognition, cognitive development, psycholinguistics, and mass…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Educational Theories, Epistemology
PDF pending restorationClark, Earl D.; Clark, Marilyn P. – 1976
This paper develops a theoretical context for the concept that visual literacy involves a specific type of information processing that has been discussed in the literature on symbolism and epistemology for a number of years. Literacy is discussed first, as a general process of information processing involving the generation of knowledge through…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Communication Skills, Educational Theories, Nonverbal Communication
