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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Verbal Learning; Autism; Visual Learning; Neurological Impairments; Developmental Disabilities; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Children; Visual Perception; Auditory Perception; Verbal Communication; Genetic Disorders; Comparative Analysis; Memory; Learning Processes; Learning Disabilities

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Visual and auditory verbal learning using a selective reminding format was studied in a mixed clinical sample of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) (n = 42), attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (n = 83), velocardiofacial syndrome (n = 17) and neurotypicals (n = 38) using the Test of Memory and Learning to (1) more thoroughly characterize and examine the integrity of learning and memory processes, (2) to better understand the mechanisms of learning impairment, and (3) to inform instructional practices in ASD. Contrary to expectations, children with ASD demonstrated a relative weakness in the rate of acquisition of visual in contrast to verbal learning compared to neurotypicals. They also showed a complex pattern of consolidation. Overall, between-group differences were more likely to emerge during the visual learning task, suggesting that it may be more sensitive for detecting neurodevelopmental differences. The heuristic value of assessing memory and learning across multiple trials and comparing performance during immediate and delayed recall is discussed. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Visual Aids; History Instruction; Visual Learning; Secondary School Students; Emotional Response; Class Activities; Discussion (Teaching Technique); Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries

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Jane Card has long been fascinated by the power of visual sources to stimulate pupil thought and discussion. In previous articles she has shared insights from her own expert practice, fusing deep subject knowledge with careful planning to generate highly skilful questioning. Here she presents another rich example of classroom practice, carefully explaining how teachers can exploit the different dimensions of visual learning to promote productive classroom dialogue and powerful historical thinking. (Contains 4 figures.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Interdisciplinary Approach; Social Studies; Foreign Countries; Internet; Social Life; Course Content; Relevance (Education); Online Searching; Search Strategies; Search Engines; Visual Learning; Content Analysis; Illustrations; Instructional Material Evaluation; Cross Cultural Studies; Literature Reviews

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Social Studies Course is a lecture that ensures the students to recognize their society and the world, to involve into the social life actively towards the solution of the problems they have faced with in this respect. However, the researches indicate that this course is one of the least favorite courses by the students. Although there are various reasons for the fact that the status of social studies is low among the students, it is also important how the content of the course is reflected to them. It is a common knowledge that in 21st century, the students spend most of their time on computer and internet. As well as they explore the facts those are challenging and within their field of interest, the students also do their homework, which is asked from them, through internet. Therefore, the image of social studies, that is introduced them via internet, comes into prominence. When the permanence and effect of the images on the human memory is regarded, the said images gain more value. Also, the images of social studies over the internet are important with respect to reflect the point of view towards this course. In this respect, within the scope of document analysis in this research, by making restriction from the detailed search option of the Google search motor, 300 visual images those are involved under the headlines of "social studies" in United States of America and "social studies" in Turkey, have been subjected to analysis. As the result of the research, it has been recognized that mostly geographical aspects of the social studies are brought into prominence over the images, and subjects and interdisciplinary structures those are included in social studies have not been reflected so much. (Contains 12 tables and 31 figures.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Majors (Students); Student Attitudes; Visual Learning; Video Technology; Cues; Science Curriculum; Lecture Method; Nonmajors; Science Interests; Science Education; Electronic Publishing; Web Sites; Science Instruction; Scientific Concepts; Learner Engagement; Higher Education; Academic Achievement

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The instructor of an integrated science course for nonscience majors embedded content-related video segments from YouTube and other similar internet sources into lecture. Through this study, the instructor wanted to know students' perceptions of how video use engaged them and increased their interest and understanding of science. Written survey responses from students supported assertions that the videos helped to keep students' attention, generated interest in science, and clarified understanding. Students cited the benefit of visual learning along with the lecture in helping them understand scientific processes and principles. Video provided students with memory cues and connections that also helped them remember conceptual ideas. Students preferred shorter video segments of higher quality that were specifically content related. (Contains 3 tables.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Video Technology; Animation; Multimedia Materials; Learning Processes; Correlation; Cognitive Style; Rating Scales; Learning Modalities; Computer Assisted Instruction; Educational Technology; Predictor Variables; Pretests Posttests; Comparative Analysis; Verbal Learning; Visual Learning; Psychological Patterns; Instructional Effectiveness; Affective Measures

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Multimedia materials are now increasingly used in curricula. However, individual preferences for multimedia materials based on visual and verbal cognitive styles may affect learners' emotions and performance. Therefore, in-depth studies that investigate how different multimedia materials affect learning performance and the emotions of learners with visual and verbal cognitive styles are needed. Additionally, many education scholars have argued that emotions directly affect learning performance. Therefore, a further study that confirms the relationships between learners' emotions and performance for learners with visual and verbal cognitive styles will provide useful knowledge in terms of designing an emotion-based adaptive multimedia learning system for supporting personalized learning. To investigate these issues, the study applies the Style of Processing (SOP) scale to identify verbalizers and visualizers. Moreover, the emotion assessment instrument emWave, which was developed by HeartMath, is applied to assess variations in emotional states for verbalizers and visualizers during learning processes. Three different multimedia materials, static text and image-based multimedia material, video-based multimedia material, and animated interactive multimedia material, were presented to verbalizers and visualizers to investigate how different multimedia materials affect individual learning performance and emotion, and to identify relationships between learning performance and emotion. Experimental results show that video-based multimedia material generates the best learning performance and most positive emotion for verbalizers. Moreover, dynamic multimedia materials containing video and animation are more appropriate for visualizers than static multimedia materials containing text and image. Finally, a partial correlation exists between negative emotion and learning performance; that is, negative emotion and pretest scores considered together and negative emotion alone can predict learning performance of visualizers who use video-based multimedia material for learning. (Contains 3 figures and 10 tables.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Literacy; Visual Literacy; Personality; Literary Devices; Grade 2; Reading Aloud to Others; Learner Engagement; Visual Learning; Illustrations; Interviews; Student Attitudes; Pictorial Stimuli; Didacticism; Personality Traits; Teaching Methods

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The literary element of character is critical to literary meaning-making, and in picturebooks images provide information important to understanding characters. This manuscript shares results of an investigation that explored the kinds of pictorial information young children use to gain insights into the characters and provide practical ways teachers can extend their own as well as children's engagement with visual text. Following read alouds of three picturebooks, second graders were shown pre-selected illustrations from the books and interviewed. Insights gained suggest children are aware of important visual information and use certain types of visual information to understand character. Yet, many children were not attuned to several intentional visual devices used by illustrators. Therefore, teachers have important work to do in fostering children's visual literacy. Teachers must value, draw attention to, and explore illustrations and artistic devices illustrators utilize to facilitate visual literacy and character development. (Contains 4 tables.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Video Technology; Electronic Learning; Technology Uses in Education; Interactive Video; Eye Movements; Cognitive Style; Integrated Learning Systems; Visual Learning; Sequential Learning; Multimedia Materials; Adults; Graduate Students; Foreign Countries

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More and more videos are now being used in e-learning context. For improving learning effect, to understand how students view the online video is important. In this research, we investigate how students deploy their attention when they learn through interactive slide video in the aim of better understanding observers' learning style. Felder and Silverman's learning style scale was applied to identify learner's learning preference. Participants' eye movement was recorded in an eye-tracking lab. "Eye-mind" assumption is supported by a mild correlation between posttest score and viewing ratio. Different viewing behavior of different learners with strong and intermediate visual learning preference is investigated. Some eye movement metrics like fixation time, speed and direction related to global and sequential learning style are investigated. The result showed a high consistence with corresponding learning style characteristics, which provides another way to verify the validity of learning style. Possible applications such as incorporating with adaptive learning management system are discussed. (Contains 3 figures and 8 tables.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Language Impairments; Visual Learning; Reaction Time; Sequential Learning; Foreign Countries; Children; Learning Processes; Comparative Analysis; Computer Assisted Testing

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Purpose: According to the "procedural deficit hypothesis" (PDH), difficulties in the procedural learning (PL) system may contribute to the language difficulties observed in children with specific language impairment (SLI). Method: Fifteen children with SLI and their typically developing (TD) peers were compared on visual PL tasks--specifically, deterministic serial reaction time (SRT) tasks. In the first experiment, children with SLI and their TD peers performed the classical SRT task using a keyboard as response mode. In the second experiment, they performed the same SRT task but gave their responses through a touchscreen (instead of a keyboard) to reduce the motor and cognitive demands of the task. Results: Although in Experiment 1, children with SLI demonstrated learning, they were slower and made more errors than did their TD peers. Nevertheless, these relative weaknesses disappeared when the nature of the response mode changed ( Experiment 2). Conclusions: In this study, the authors report that children with SLI may exhibit sequential learning. Moreover, the generally slower reaction times observed in previous deterministic SRT studies may be explained by the response mode used. Thus, our findings are not consistent with the predictions of the PDH, and these findings suggest that language impairments in SLI are not sustained by poor procedural learning abilities. (Contains 1 table and 3 figures.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Educational Technology; Foreign Countries; Visual Learning; Computer Software; Concept Mapping; Undergraduate Students; Information Technology; Student Attitudes; Females; Likert Scales; Questionnaires; Student Surveys; Measures (Individuals)

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Information and communication technology (ICT) has been integrated as an educational tool in the late 1950's and the beginnings of 1960's. Many research and conceptual papers over the past decades have documented its importance on enhancing students' education and learning across all subject areas and grade levels. Our twenty-first century modern life is dominated by ICT, yet education has not been able to use ICT as an enabler and tool to foster effective learning fully. Concept mapping and visual learning software is a graphical application used to show and represent the relationship and connections among concepts. This study reviews the literature on the application of Inspiration software, a concept mapping tool that has been used with more than 25 million users worldwide. The study investigates the opinions of undergraduate students at Kuwait University (KU), their perceptions and willingness, for using concept mapping software to aid in learning. The study examines and identifies the usefulness of the application on students' learning and thinking. It also provides valuable contribution regarding the level of awareness, utilization, satisfaction, and difficulties faced by the uses of concept mapping software at KU. Furthermore, it explores beliefs of undergraduate students concerning the usefulness of this type of software on students' learning and thinking process. Findings of this research provide a profile and reference for policy and decision makers as well as professionals, working in the field of education and at the Ministry of Education and Higher Learning, regarding the integration of concept mapping and visual learning application software into education. (Contains 21 tables.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Science Education; Visualization; Spatial Ability; Cognitive Style; Visual Learning; Learning Strategies; Evidence; Gender Differences; Sociolinguistics; Semiotics; Language Role; Concept Formation; Cognitive Processes; Linguistic Theory

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Visualizations are an increasingly important part of scientific education and discovery. However, users often do not gain knowledge from them in a complete or efficient way. This article aims to direct research on visualizations in science education in productive directions by reviewing the evidence for widespread assumptions that learning styles, sex differences, developmental stages, and spatial language determine the impact of visualizations on science learning. First, we examine the assumption that people differ in their verbal versus visual learning style. Due to the lack of rigorous evaluation, there is no current support for this distinction. Future research should distinguish between two different kinds of visual learning style. Second, we consider the belief that there are large and intractable sex differences in spatial ability resultant from immutable biological reasons. Although there are some spatial sex differences (in some types of spatial tests although not all), there is actually only very mixed support for biological causation. Most important, there is conclusive evidence that spatial skills can be improved through training and education. Third, we explore educators' use of Piaget's ideas about spatial development to draw conclusions about "developmental appropriateness". However, recent research on spatial development has focused on identifying sequences that begin with early starting points of skill, and spatial education is possible in some form at all ages. Fourth, although spatial language does not determine spatial thought, it does frame attention in a way that can have impact on learning and understanding. We examine the empirical support for each assumption and its relevance to future research on visualizations in science education. (Contains 1 figure.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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