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ERIC Number: EJ511099
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0361-476X
The Influence of Instructions, Outlines, and Illustrations on the Comprehension and Recall of Scientific Texts.
Balluerka, Nekane
Contemporary Educational Psychology, v20 n3 p369-75 Jul 1995
Effects of 3 different instructional aids on the acquisition of information from a scientific passage were studied with 104 Spanish undergraduates. Written instructions, preparing a written outline, and seeing an illustration all led to higher performance. The outline condition led to the highest performance for questions requiring information application. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comprehension, Educational Media, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Illustrations, Outlining (Discourse), Performance, Recall (Psychology), Scientific and Technical Information
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Instructions; Spain