Processing and Memory of Color, Contour, and Pattern Found in Computer Digitized Color Pictures for Elementary Children.

Marschalek, Douglas G.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Processing and Memory of Color, Contour, and Pattern Found in Computer Digitized Color Pictures for Elementary Children.

Marschalek, Douglas G.

Journal of Educational Computing Research, v4 n4 p403-12 1988

Describes study of children in grades one, three, and five that examined their active processing and short term memory (STM) of color, contour, and interior pattern of shapes found in computer digitized pictures. Age-related differences are examined, and the role of processing visual information in the learning process is discussed. (12 references) (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Processes, Color, Computer Graphics, Elementary Education, Hypothesis Testing, Microcomputers, Psychological Studies, Retention (Psychology), Short Term Memory, Visual Perception

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Language: English

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