Visual Argument: Graphic Organizers Are Superior to Outlines in Improving Learning from Text.

Robinson, Daniel H.; Kiewra, Kenneth A.

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ERIC Number: EJ517168

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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Visual Argument: Graphic Organizers Are Superior to Outlines in Improving Learning from Text.

Robinson, Daniel H.; Kiewra, Kenneth A.

Journal of Educational Psychology, v87 n3 p455-67 Sep 1995

Two experiments involving 153 college students indicated that, given enough time, students studying graphic organizers learned more hierarchical and coordinate relations. As a result, they were more successful in applying the knowledge and in writing integrated essays than were students studying outlines or text alone. (SLD)

Descriptors: College Students, Graphic Organizers, Higher Education, Learning, Outlining (Discourse), Study Skills, Visual Aids, Writing (Composition)

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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