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ERIC Number: EJ440468
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
When Is an Illustration Worth Ten Thousand Words?
Mayer, Richard E.; Gallini, Joan K.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v82 n4 p715-26 Dec 1990
Conditions necessary for effective illustrations in scientific texts were studied with 300 college students in 3 experiments involving illustrations of mechanical devices. Cognitive conditions for effective illustrations include (1) appropriate text; (2) appropriate testing; (3) explanatory illustrations; and (4) learners with relatively low subject knowledge. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Students, Diagrams, Higher Education, Illustrations, Instructional Materials, Reading Comprehension, Scientific and Technical Information, Technical Illustration, Test Use
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Science Writing; Text Processing (Reading)