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Direct linkDefeyter, Margaret Anne; Russo, Riccardo; McPartlin, Pamela Louise – Cognitive Development, 2009
Items studied as pictures are better remembered than items studied as words even when test items are presented as words. The present study examined the development of this picture superiority effect in recognition memory. Four groups ranging in age from 7 to 20 years participated. They studied words and pictures, with test stimuli always presented…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Test Items, Reaction Time, Familiarity
Stiller, Klaus D.; Jedlicka, Rosemarie – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
In instructional multimedia design, it is often recommended that text accompanying pictures be presented in a personalised style to promote learning. The superiority of personalised over formal text is may be explained using social agency theory (Mayer, 2005b), but it has not been investigated empirically whether such effects are valid in…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Prior Learning, Grade 10, Instructional Design
Lindgren, Robb; Schwartz, Daniel L. – International Journal of Science Education, 2009
Interactive simulations are entering mainstream science education. Their effects on cognition and learning are often framed by the legacy of information processing, which emphasized amodal problem solving and conceptual organization. In contrast, this paper reviews simulations from the vantage of research on perception and spatial learning,…
Descriptors: Information Processing, Spatial Ability, Computer Simulation, Science Instruction
