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Van Nuland, Sonya E.; Rogers, Kem A. – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2017
In the anatomical sciences, e-learning tools have become a critical component of teaching anatomy when physical space and cadaveric resources are limited. However, studies that use empirical evidence to compare their efficacy to visual-kinesthetic learning modalities are scarce. The study examined how a visual-kinesthetic experience, involving a…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Anatomy, College Students, Medical Students
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Blank, Marion; And Others – Child Development, 1975
Intra- and crossmodal performance of normal and retarded third-grade readers were compared in a reaction-time task. Results suggest that the demands of stimulus complexity within the visual modality rather than the demands of crossmodal shifting were related to reading ability. (Author/ED)
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Difficulty Level, Elementary School Students, Learning Modalities
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Meltzer, Lynn J. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1982
A set of 19 visual perceptual tasks was administered to six- to eight-year-old children, in order to differentiate three visual factors (visual synthesis, visual analysis, and perceptual speed) according to perceptual and conceptual complexity. The association between these perceptual measures, reading, and arithmetic was also assessed.…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Difficulty Level, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries
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Andres, Hayward P.; Petersen, Candice – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2002
Cognitive processing limitations restrict the number of complex information items held and processed in human working memory. To overcome such limitations, a verbal working memory channel is used to construct an if-then proposition representation of facts and a visual working memory channel is used to construct a visual imagery of geometric…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Spatial Ability, Multimedia Instruction, Verbal Ability