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Stroud, Michael J.; Schwartz, Neil H. – Journal of Educational Research, 2010
The present investigation was designed to determine if the learning benefits of metaphors and graphics could be combined into one instructional device--a metaphorical graphic--to aid in the acquisition of difficult concepts of chemistry. The authors further sought to determine if metaphorical graphics could foster greater retention of the basic…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Prior Learning, Chemistry, Teaching Methods
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Annetta, Leonard A.; Slykhuis, David; Wiebe, Eric – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2007
Microsoft PowerPoint™ has become the generic name used when describing slideware applications. This study analyzed the gender differences of participant attitudes and perceptions of various components of PowerPoint™ presentations. Preservice science teachers (none licensed, mostly undergraduates) viewing PowerPoint™ presentations of science…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Preservice Teachers, Computer Software, Student Attitudes