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Download full textShambaugh, R. Neal – 1995
The purpose of this paper is to examine the ways in which teachers and students can leverage the power and potential of visuals to encode information and experiences as personalized meanings, and to help people create their own timeless images as ways to understand the world. The foundation is laid for conducting research to test the assertion…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Encoding (Psychology), Imagery
Peer reviewedPaivio, Allan – Instructional Science, 1980
Argues that mental images have functional properties similar to those of audiovisual media in that they can be intentionally and systematically used as the informational base for cognitive operations and as an aid to new learning. Experimental evidence is cited to support the claims. Nineteen references are cited. (Author/CHC)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Audiovisual Aids, Imagery, Instructional Design
DeMelo, Hermes T.; And Others – 1981
This study of 96 high school biology students investigates the effectiveness of visual instruction composed of simple line drawings and printed words as compared to printed-words-only instruction, visual tests, and the interaction between visual or non-visual mode of instruction and mode of testing. The subjects were randomly assigned to be given…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Decoding (Reading), Imagery, Instructional Materials
Hodes, Carol L. – 1993
Two instructional variables, visual illustrations and visual mental imagery, were compared for their influences on learning and cognitive strategies. It was hypothesized, based on dual-code theory, that attempts to combine the two would facilitate learning. In a completely randomized factorial design, treatments consisted of 4 versions of a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cardiovascular System, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis
Presmeg, Norma C. – 1993
Imagery use in high school mathematics classrooms was studied. A visual image was defined as a mental scheme depicting visual or spatial information, but this definition was not spelled out to teachers or students, in order to learn what they meant by the concept. Subjects were 13 high school teachers and 54 of their students interviewed over 3…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Generalization, High School Students
Beauchamp, Darrell G.; And Others – 1995
This document contains selected conference papers all relating to visual literacy. The topics include: process issues in visual literacy; interpreting visual statements; what teachers need to know; multimedia presentations; distance education materials for correctional use; visual culture; audio-visual interaction in desktop multimedia; the…
Descriptors: Art Education, Color, Computer Graphics, Curriculum
