Test of the Role in Retention of Illustrations in Text
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13655826 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Philippe C Duchastel (American College, Bryn Mawr, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 204-206 |
| Publication date | 1980-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1980.47.1.204 |
| OpenAlex | W1984589618 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Illustrations in a text were hypothesized to enhance long-term memory of the text. The experiment varied the availability of illustrations (an illustrated prose passage versus a non-illustrated passage) and delay of retention (immediate posttests versus posttests given 2 wk. later). The passage was a short text on energy and the participants were high-school students. Illustrations did not enhance retention, which suggests the theory upon which the hypothesis was based needs to be refined. The functionally oriented theoretical framework was shown to be amenable to empirical test
Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Energy (signal processing · Mathematics education · Statistics · Test (biology · Mathematics · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development · Social Psychology · Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes · Writing and Handwriting Education
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |