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Korac, Nada – Educational Communication and Technology Journal, 1988
Purposes a semiotic model for analyzing messages of the cinematic medium in film and television, and demonstrates its applicability to the study of children's comprehension of these messages. Highlights include the effects of visual and temporal features on comprehension; film and photography; and cognitive-developmental factors in comprehension.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Cognitive Development, Comprehension
Pettersson, Rune – Educational Communication and Technology Journal, 1988
Describes experiments and studies which investigated perception and image interpretation on different cognitive levels. Subjects were asked to name, describe, index, and assess image contents; write legends; create images; complete stories; illustrate stories; and produce informative materials. Results confirmed the theory of a dual stage…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Content Analysis, Descriptive Writing, Developed Nations
Zavotka, Susan Lee – Educational Communication and Technology Journal, 1987
Describes study of home economics students at Ohio State University that investigated whether computer animated graphics that replicate mental images of rotation and dimensional transformation would be useful in the development of spatial skills. Orthographic drawings are described, and results for treatment and control groups are analyzed. (29…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Higher Education, Home Economics Education, Instructional Innovation