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Examining the Effect of Using Short Films on Visual Reading Skills
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Aydin, Nurullah; Börekçi, Muhsine – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2021
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of using short films in Turkish lesson on visual reading skills of 7th graders. Mixed methods design was utilized. The quantitative part of the study was formed by an experimental pattern with pretest-post-test control group, and the qualitative part was a case study consisting of observation and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Films
Infusing Participatory Digital Service-Learning to Deepen Community-Engaged Professional Excellence: Triumphs and Challenges
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Lypka, Andrea Eniko – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2018
Limited studies have considered meshing participatory visual methods, new technologies, and experiential learning to prepare preservice teachers to respond to the needs of adult second language learners with interrupted education. Thus, this small-scale exploratory action research investigates how implementing collaborative digital visual…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Social Capital, Cultural Capital, Films
Science Instruction through the Visual Arts in Special Collections
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Brown, Amanda H.; Losoff, Barbara; Hollis, Deborah R. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2014
The University of Colorado Boulder (CU-Boulder) is known for strong programming in the sciences and a teaching faculty at the forefront of science education and reform. Librarians at CU-Boulder, in collaboration with science faculty, are challenged to improve undergraduate science education. Using rare, historic, and artistic works from Special…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Active Learning, Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Academic Libraries
The Effect of Mode of Visual Presentation (Motion vs. Still) on the Brain Wave Production of College Students.
Hines, Stephen J. – 1982
The purpose of this study was to measure and analyze viewers' electroencephalographic reactions to motion and still pictures, and to increase knowledge on the differential impact of the two modes on brain wave production. Since beta brain wave indicates focused attention, an additional purpose was to determine whether the two media differed…
Descriptors: Attention, Biofeedback, Electroencephalography, Films
Standards for Captioning Film and Television Programs for Deaf Children. Final Report.
New York Univ., NY. Deafness Research and Training Center. – 1977
The paper reports results and discusses implications of three studies on captioning films and television programs for deaf audiences. Study I dealt with the short-term visual memory required in recognition of fingerspelled letters, while study II focused on serial position effects and forward making (interference produced by first stimulus on the…
Descriptors: Captions, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Deafness
The Effect of Age of Viewer and Gender of the Narrator on Children's Visual Attention and Recall of Story Ideas.
Klein, James D.; And Others – Educational Communication and Technology Journal, 1987
Reviews study that investigated the interaction between the age of the viewer and the gender of the narrator of a film. Visual attention to the program by second and fifth graders is described, and recall of story ideas as measured by a multiple-choice test is analyzed. (21 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Analysis of Variance, Audiovisual Instruction, Elementary Education
Visual Communications: Bridging Across Cultures. Selected Readings from the Annual Conference of the International Visual Literacy Association (23rd, Washington, D.C., October 1991).
Baca, Judy Clark, Ed.; And Others – 1992
This book of readings consists of selected papers presented under five topics: (1) Research and Theory--18 papers including research on visual effects on attitude and cognition, students of different field dependence levels, modern and postmodern design on reader perceptions of news, effects of gray shades, short-term memory capacity differences,…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Creativity
"Plaza Sesamo" and Spanish Language Learning.
Pearson, Sulamita R. – 1978
The Spanish version of "Sesame Street" was used in a project in a class of 12 students in the second semester of first-year Spanish at Phillips Exeter Academy, and an attempt was made to evaluate the usefulness of the series in second language acquisition. This account of the project has five parts: (1) a history of the production of…
Descriptors: Animation, Audiovisual Aids, Cartoons, Childrens Television