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Effect of Method in Presenting Visualized Instruction
Dwyer, Francis M. – AV Communication Review, 1973
This study examines the effects of four different types of visuals used with television, slide-tape, and programed instruction (printed booklet) presentation. The same script was used with simple line drawings, detailed shaded drawings, photographs of a heart, and photographs of a heart model. In general, results favored programed instruction.…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Intermode Differences, Learning, Learning Modalities
The Effect of Varied Visual Cueing Strategies in Facilitating Student Achievement on Different Educational Objectives.
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Jennings, Thomas; Dwyer, Francis M. – 1982
The effectiveness of elaborate visual cueing and reduced step size (i.e., increasing the number of visual cues) in facilitating student achievement on different instructional tasks was examined. The hypothesis proposed that instructional treatments utilizing reduced step size and elaborate visual cueing alone and in combination would be superior…
Descriptors: College Students, Cues, Difficulty Level, Higher Education
The Instructional Effectiveness of Integrating Abstract and Realistic Visualization.
Joseph, John H.; Dwyer, Francis M. – 1982
The instructional effectiveness of integrating abstract and realistic visualization was studied using five types of visualization, three levels of general ability and two modes of instruction. The dependent variable was performance on a four-part criterion test representing five different types of instructional objectives, which was administered…
Descriptors: Health Education, Illustrations, Instructional Materials, Intermode Differences
A Multifactor Analysis of the Instructional Effect of Type of Instruction, Testing, Recall and Order of Testing.
De Melo, Hermes Teixeria; Dwyer, Francis M. – 1982
This study investigated the effects of (1) verbal instruction alone vs. verbal instruction complemented by simple line drawings; (2) visual testing vs. nonvisual testing; (3) verbal cueing vs. free recall on achievement; and (4) order of testing on subsequent achievement. Interactions among type of instruction, type of testing, and order of…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Research, Higher Education, Illustrations
A Systematic Assessment of the Effect of Visual Testing of Visualized Instruction: A Justification for Instructional Congruency.
Dwyer, Francis M.; De Melo, Hermes – Journal of Visual/Verbal Languaging, 1984
This investigation evaluated performance of university students on visual and nonvisual versions of an achievement test. Two experimental designs assessed the effects and interactions between visual and nonvisual instructional modes, order of drawing test (before or after verbal/visual achievement test), and mode of drawing test (verbal cued or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Evaluation Methods, Graphs, Higher Education
Practical Considerations in Using Visualized Materials in the Instructional Development Process.
Dwyer, Francis M. – 1976
During 12 years of investigation, data were obtained from 2,500 high school students and 10,000 college students concerning the effect of specific types of visualizations in producing optimum levels of achievement. The studies considered such qualities of illustrations as: realism, color, relation to oral presentations, relation to educational…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Audiovisual Aids, College Students, Educational Objectives