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Peer reviewedPakes, Gary E. – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 1993
Describes a format for writing clinical investigator's brochures for the Food and Drug Administration summarizing information about a drug that is about to enter clinical trials. (SR)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Layout (Publications), Pamphlets, Pharmacology
Download full textMisanchuk, Earl R. – 1987
Desktop publishing (DTP) could potentially become a powerful, relatively inexpensive tool for use in university extension activities. This paper describes and explains the characteristics of DTP and examines its effects on university extension. In addition, it outlines the kind of hardware, software, and skills needed and costs; describes new…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Influences
Schaub, Laura – Student Press Review, 1998
Offers definitions of terminology associated with typography. Notes several questions designers of high school and college student publications can use to evaluate their work. (SR)
Descriptors: Captions, Headlines, Higher Education, Layout (Publications)
Peer reviewedDowney, Joan – Journal of Ethnic Studies, 1981
Discusses the need for bilingual reading materials that have two languages side by side, designed for elementary school students. Describes a Greek-English version of "The Three Little Pigs" (also containing a transliterated Greek section), developed by staff members at a Cambridge, Massachusetts, magnet school. (GC)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, English, Greek
Turner, Ralph J. – Quill and Scroll, 1996
Provides a step-by-step guide to choosing the most appropriate layout for a school newspaper. States that although content is the most important factor, layout is also an integral factor in catching reader interest. Describes formats, the use of body type, headline treatments, and the use of art. Presents a 13-item bibliography with more sources…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Design Preferences, Headlines, High Schools
Peer reviewedGribbons, William M. – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 1992
Proposes a system for document organization based on cueing and page formatting techniques, in which the logical and systematic use of cueing and formatting creates a visual hierarchy organizing and signalling information for the reader. Maintains that proper application produces increased reading speeds, ease of access, and comprehension. (SR)
Descriptors: Cues, Higher Education, Layout (Publications), Reading Comprehension
Tremaine, M. G., Ed.; Wagner, G. A., Ed. – 1980
Readability in distance learning, the cloze procedure as a means of assessing readability, and the preparation of distance learning materials are addressed in the following 14 conference papers: "Some Suggestions for Improving the Reading/Comprehension Skills of Students at a Distance" (Jean Anderson); "Student Response to the…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Design Requirements, Distance Education, Foreign Countries
