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ERIC Number: EJ419079
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-9266
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The Role of Pictures in Learning Biology: Part 1, Perception and Observation.
Reid, David
Journal of Biological Education, v24 n3 p161-72 Fall 1990
The concept of a "picture superiority effect" is discussed. Examined are a number of perceptual considerations that need to be given to picture construction. Parameters which appear to attract the learner's attention to a picture are considered. (CW)
Descriptors: High Schools, Illustrations, Science Education, Science Materials, Secondary School Science, Textbook Content, Textbook Research, Textbooks, Visual Perception
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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