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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
Peer reviewedMioduser, David; Santa Maria Marin, Marta – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1995
Describes an exploratory study on the acquisition and use of knowledge representation skills and structures by sixth-graders, supported by a computer-based learning environment. Results indicated that symbolic structures can be taught successfully, and that students using them in the context of instructional tasks perform at the higher band of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Communications, Computer Assisted Instruction
