Retention of Pictorial and Verbal Content of A Text with Illustrations.

Peeck, J.

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ERIC Number: EJ118374

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Publication Date: 1974

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Retention of Pictorial and Verbal Content of A Text with Illustrations

Peeck, J.

Journal of Educational Psychology, 66, 6, 880-88, Dec 74

Questioning why illustrated text is commonly used for children in the absence of significant proof of its usefulness, the present author undertook a study to measure fourth graders' retention of three variations of a story book text. Results indicate illustrations have several effects on retention. (BJG)

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cartoons, Elementary Education, Grade 4, Learning Modalities, Mnemonics, Pictorial Stimuli, Recall (Psychology), Retention (Psychology), Story Reading

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