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Mayer, Richard E.; Anderson, Richard B. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1992
In 2 experiments, 280 college students studied animations depicting a mechanical operation with concurrent oral narration of the process, successive animation and narration, animation alone, narration alone, or no instruction (the control group). Results are consistent with a dual coding model of retention and problem solving. (SLD)
Descriptors: Animation, Coding, College Students, Comparative Analysis
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Gersten, Russell – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1991
The observational study of effective instructional processes in kindergarten by DeVries and others is critiqued. It is maintained that (1) the study takes a narrow approach to constructivism that does not reflect current thinking; (2) there are flaws in the coding system used; and (3) the understanding of instructional issues involving minority…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Classroom Environment, Coding, Evaluation Criteria
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Wright, Marie A. – Mathematics Teacher, 1993
Cryptography is the science that renders data unintelligible to prevent its unauthorized disclosure or modification. Presents an application of matrices used in linear transformations to illustrate a cryptographic system. An example is provided. (17 references) (MDH)
Descriptors: Coding, Cryptography, Data Processing, Enrichment Activities
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Zindovic-Vukadinovic, Gordana – Educational Media International, 1998
Presents media literacy research of eighth-grade students to determine the level of recognizing and understanding visual and nonvisual codes that make up motion-picture stories. Study focused on rhetoric of the film medium: trust, confidence and belief in films among children is very high; if this trust coincides with ignorance of media codes,…
Descriptors: Audience Response, Childhood Attitudes, Coding, Critical Viewing
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Chang, Naicheng – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2005
Purpose: To help to clarify the role of XML tools and standards in supporting transition and migration towards a fully XML-based environment for managing access to information. Design/methodology/approach: The Ching Digital Image Library, built on a three-tier architecture, is used as a source of examples to illustrate a number of methods of data…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Visual Aids, Classification, Programming Languages
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Stockting, Bill – Journal of Archival Organization, 2004
Encoded Archival Description (EAD) can be seen to have reached maturity as the global data structure standard for the electronic representation of archival finding aids. One factor responsible for this success, flexibility, is now being questioned as it has led to a great deal of divergent practice. This article discusses the attempt to tighten…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Archives, Standards, Coding
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Shen, Helen H. – Language and Education, 2004
This study investigates how different encoding strategies affect retention of Chinese characters (words) as measured by recall of the sound and meaning of the characters. Three types of encoding strategies were investigated during character learning: rote memorisation (shallow processing), student self-generated elaboration, and instructor-guided…
Descriptors: Chinese, Learning Strategies, Graphemes, Second Language Learning
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van der Merwe, Elmarie; Alant, Erna – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2004
Although the Minspeak[TM] approach is used on communication devices worldwide, little research has been conducted on its applicability within specific cultural contexts. The impact that users' familiarity of symbols and associations can have on learnability necessitates more systematic research. This study was an investigation into the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Familiarity, Cultural Context, Computer Software
Armstrong, Sara; Warlick, David – Technology & Learning, 2004
This article focuses on the challenge of educators in keeping up with an information environment that has changed dramatically in the past 10 years. Thus, it is crucial that when teaching literacy to students, educators emphasize skills that reflect the information environment of the present, not the past. With the information age comes a whole…
Descriptors: Multimedia Instruction, Information Skills, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Literacy
Shuster, Claudia; And Others – 1996
This study investigates the content and coding systems of kindergarten and first grade report cards from 57 Connecticut school districts. Report cards differed among districts in number of items, emphasis on curriculum areas and learning dimensions, and coding systems. Kindergarten report cards were more likely to emphasize discrete skills and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Coding, Competition, Grade Repetition
McCollum, Roy – 1995
With today's growth in the use of electronic information systems for e-mail, data development and research, and the relative ease of access to such resources, protecting one's data and correspondence has become a great concern. "Pretty Good Privacy" (PGP), an encryption program developed by Phil Zimmermann, may be the software tool that…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Coding, Computer Networks, Computer Security
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Mikulecky, Larry; Lloyd, Paul – 1994
This handbook documents the comprehensive evaluation and training system that is being used with Indiana's adult basic education programs. It consists of a set of instruments to assess the effectiveness of ABE programs and a series of workshops to train program providers to carry out the evaluation. Two introductory sections contain a guide to the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Coding, Data Collection
Bobbitt, L. G.; Carroll, C. D. – 1993
The National Center for Education Statistics conducts surveys which require the coding of the respondent's major field of study. This paper presents a new system for the coding of major field of study. It operates on-line i a Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI) environment and allows conversational checks to verify coding directly from…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Coding, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software
MacDonald, Suzanne; And Others – 1993
The study is a methodological inquiry into the interpretation of qualitative data. It explores a grounded theory approach to the synthesis of data, and examines, in particular, construction of categories. It focuses on ways of organizing data and attaching meaning, as research problems embedded in cultural context are explored. A qualitative…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Classification, Coding, Comics (Publications)
Darrell, Meece W.; Jacquelyn, Mize – Online Submission, 1993
This manual describes the procedures for administering and coding the enactive social knowledge interview for preschool children. This interview is comprised of two segments, an enactive procedure and a reflective procedure using line drawings. The purpose of this interview is to assess preschooler's responses to hypothetical social situations.…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Social Cognition, Measures (Individuals), Interviews
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