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Esposito, Alena G.; Lee, Katherine; Dugan, Jessica A.; Lauer, Jillian E.; Bauer, Patricia J. – Grantee Submission, 2021
To build knowledge, separate yet related learning episodes can be integrated with one another and then used to derive new knowledge. Separate episodes are often experienced through different formats, such as text passages and graphic representations. Accordingly, in the present research, we tested integration of learning episodes provided through…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Comparative Analysis, Teaching Methods, Laboratory Experiments
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Glasser, Leslie – Journal of Chemical Education, 2014
We introduce various methods which are used to depict three-dimensional objects on two-dimensional surfaces. Many of these are artistic and not conducive to exact interpretation. Instead, the scientific and engineering practices and mathematics of orthographic projection are introduced, and illustrated in an accompanying interactive Excel…
Descriptors: Science Education, Illustrations, Computer Graphics, Scientific Concepts
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Kari Jabbour, Khayrazad – Acta Didactica Napocensia, 2012
Multimedia learning principle occurs when we create mental representations from combining text and relevant graphics into lessons. This article discusses the learning advantages that result from adding multimedia learning principle into instructions; and how to select graphics that support learning. There is a balance that instructional designers…
Descriptors: Multimedia Instruction, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Instructional Design
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Marbach-Ad, Gili; Rotbain, Yosi; Stavy, Ruth – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2008
Our main goal in this study was to determine whether the use of computer animation and illustration activities in high school can contribute to student achievement in molecular genetics. Three comparable groups of eleventh- and twelfth-grade students participated: the control group (116 students) was taught in the traditional lecture format,…
Descriptors: Animation, Computer Graphics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Illustrations
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McAnany, Debbie – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2009
With the shift in numbers between Canadian-born students in the university classroom and the increased number of international students, it is a primary concern for instructors and instructional designers to know and understand learner characteristics in order to create effective instructional messages and materials. Recognizing how culture might…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Cultural Pluralism, Learning Experience, Educational Experience