Improving Instructional Print Materials through Text Design.

Balan, Phyllis

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ERIC Number: EJ400993

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1989

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Improving Instructional Print Materials through Text Design.

Balan, Phyllis

Performance and Instruction, v28 n7 p13-18 Aug 1989

Discusses how to use text design to improve printed instructional materials. Topics discussed include text structuring; how readers process information; page layout; spacing; illustrative material; information mapping; verbal and visual cues; the use of headings; and typographical cues. (nine references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Illustrations, Instructional Design, Instructional Materials, Material Development, Text Structure, Verbal Communication, Visual Aids

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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