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Direct linkLin, Show-Yu; Lin, Chen-Yung; Hsin, Ming-Chin – Journal of Biological Education, 2019
Visual representations are a familiar element of daily life and particularly beneficial as illustrations in science textbooks. In this case, learners draw on human dimensions such as cognitive style (CS) and prior knowledge (PK) when engaging in visual thinking. This study aimed to compare and explore the relationships among the format aspect…
Descriptors: Visual Literacy, Visual Learning, Cognitive Style, Illustrations
Download full textInaltekin, Tufan; Goksu, Volkan – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2019
The aim of this study is to analyze the types of visual representations in primary and secondary science textbooks in Turkey. The sample of the research constitutes six textbooks prepared by private publishers for primary and secondary science courses (3rd -8 th Grade) in Turkey in 2018-2019 academic year. Document analysis design, which is one of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Science Education, Textbooks
Batchelor, Katherine E. – Middle School Journal, 2017
The purpose of this article is to introduce text sets of picture books that address 10 ancient civilizations commonly taught in middle school and also offer instructional strategies that could be used for critical and multicultural literacy exploration. Beginning with discussion of the importance of picture books and text sets in the middle school…
Descriptors: Picture Books, Middle School Students, Reading Instruction, World History
Cook, Michelle – Science Scope, 2012
Visuals play an important role in the teaching and learning of science and should be embedded within and supportive of authentic science inquiry. Both researchers and teachers believe that visuals have a great deal of potential to help students understand science, but in practice, these visuals do not always live up to their promise. Teachers need…
Descriptors: Guidance, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Visual Stimuli
Jerome, Lawrence – Mathematics and Computer Education, 2011
As anyone who has taught or taken a statistics course knows, statistical calculations can be tedious and error-prone, with the details of a calculation sometimes distracting students from understanding the larger concepts. Traditional statistics courses typically use scientific calculators, which can relieve some of the tedium and errors but…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Visual Learning, Graphs, Hypothesis Testing
Brown, Lori A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Visual aesthetics in instructional design was defined for the purposes of this dissertation by the design actions of contrast, alignment, repetition, and proximity (CARP), insofar as they contribute to learning experience. Occurrences of visual aesthetics were identified and analyzed in three frequently required, graduate-level textbooks in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Design, Textbooks, Dictionaries
