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Direct linkWiley, Jennifer – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2019
Many studies have demonstrated that illustrating expository science texts with images that are interesting, but irrelevant for understanding the causal relations underlying scientific phenomena, can cause seduction effects, which can reduce understanding from text. The term "seduction effects" refers to the influence that images are…
Descriptors: Photography, Visual Aids, Animation, Textbook Content
Download full textMayer, William V., Ed.; Bennetta, William J., Ed. – Bookwatch, 1988
Each issue in this set of newsletters is devoted exclusively to reviews of a science textbook. Each text is reviewed by two scientists and one science educator. Textbooks reviewed by issue are: (1) "Scott, Foresman Biology" (1988); (2) "Heath Life Science" (1987); (3) "Prentice-Hall Biology" (1987); (4) "Scott, Foresman Life Science" (1987); (5)…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Biology, Book Reviews, Earth Science
