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Croft, Richard S.; Burton, John K. – 1995
This paper provides a rationale for the selection of illustrations and visual aids for the classroom. The theories that describe the processing of visuals are dual coding theory and cue summation theory. Concept attainment theory offers a basis for selecting which cues are relevant for any learning task which includes a component of identification…
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Concept Formation, Cues, Epistemology