The research purpose was to investigate the differences between learning preferences (i.e., Active-Reflective, Sensing-Intuitive, Visual-Verbal, and Sequential-Global) determined by the Index of Learning Style and gender (i.e., Male and Female) in regards to standardized achievement multiple-choice test performance determined by the Illinois Nurse…

AN EXPERIMENT TO DETERMINE EFFECTIVENESS OF VISUAL (VI) AND VERBAL (VE) PROGRAMED PRESENTATIONS ALSO VARIED RESPONSE MODE (ACTIVE VERSUS PASSIVE) AND ORDER OF PRESENTATION OF VI AND VE VERSIONS OF A SCIENCE LESSON FOR 200 GRADE 8 STUDENTS, TAUGHT VIA CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION, THE FACTORIAL DESIGN REQUIRED EXPOSURE TO ONE LESSON VERSION, IMMEDIATE…

Rich visual stimuli provided by the television medium may affect youngsters' cognitive processes and strategies in academic performance. Previous studies have revealed that television viewing enhances their achievement test scores through grade four, but scores decline after grade four. This paper suggests that visuals used in instructional…