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Covey, Roxie E.; Carroll, James L. – 1985
The effect of pictures on reading comprehension under different levels of text organization was investigated. Sixth graders (N=132) read three science passages, presented with or without pictures representing text content. Picture condition was crossed with three levels of text organization. Multiple-choice test scores were analyzed using reading…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary School Science, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades
Hurt, Jeffry A. – Educational Communication and Technology Journal, 1987
Describes study of undergraduates conducted to test the effectiveness of illustrations in texts, based on two hypotheses concerned with the differences between analogical and literal illustrations in serving two specific instructional functions and ways in which male and female students utilize illustrations. Results are analyzed, and…
Descriptors: Analogy, Analysis of Variance, Cartoons, Comparative Analysis
