Contents and Graphics in Line: When is it Beneficial to Schematize Pictures in Expository Prose?

H.G.W. Westerbeek; M.A.A. van Amelsvoort; Alfons Maes; M.G.J. Swerts

Contents and Graphics in Line: When is it Beneficial to Schematize Pictures in Expository Prose?

H.G.W. Westerbeek, M.A.A. van Amelsvoort, Alfons Maes, M.G.J. Swerts

Language, Communication and Cognition

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Abstract

Learners generally benefit from representational pictures that are added to expository text. But what determines whether it is better to design such pictures as schematized drawings or as detailed photographs? In some studies learning outcomes are positively affected by schematized pictures, but in other studies null effects are reported. We argue that learners' ability to identify key concepts in pictures is an important predictor of effec- tiveness of representational pictures, and that this ability can be facilitated by using schematized pictures. We present results of a pilot study (N=36), which indicate that the aforementioned ability correlates with learning outcomes. We are planning to test our hypotheses in a full-scale experiment, and to present results of this exper- iment at the conference.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Building bridges
Subtitle of host publication	Improving our understanding of learning from text and graphics by making the connection
Editors	Huib Tabbers, Bjorn de Koning, Marije van Amelsvoort, Jan van der Meij, Neil Jacobson, Erica de Vries
Place of Publication	Rotterdam
Publisher	EARLI SIG
Number of pages	3
Publication status	Published - 31 Aug 2014
Event	EARLI SIG 2 2014 - Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands Duration: 25 Aug 2014 → 27 Aug 2014

Conference

Conference	EARLI SIG 2 2014
Country	Netherlands
City	Rotterdam
Period	25/08/14 → 27/08/14

Keywords

Connecting text and pictures
Schematization
Visual detail

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Westerbeek, H. G. W., van Amelsvoort, M. A. A., Maes, A., & Swerts, M. G. J. (2014). Contents and Graphics in Line: When is it Beneficial to Schematize Pictures in Expository Prose? In H. Tabbers, B. de Koning, M. van Amelsvoort, J. van der Meij, N. Jacobson, & E. de Vries (Eds.), Building bridges: Improving our understanding of learning from text and graphics by making the connection EARLI SIG. http://www.eur.nl/fsw/psychologie/research/onderzoekswebsites/earli_sig2/home/

Westerbeek, H.G.W. ; van Amelsvoort, M.A.A. ; Maes, Alfons ; Swerts, M.G.J. / Contents and Graphics in Line : When is it Beneficial to Schematize Pictures in Expository Prose?. Building bridges: Improving our understanding of learning from text and graphics by making the connection. editor / Huib Tabbers ; Bjorn de Koning ; Marije van Amelsvoort ; Jan van der Meij ; Neil Jacobson ; Erica de Vries. Rotterdam : EARLI SIG, 2014.

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Westerbeek HGW, van Amelsvoort MAA , Maes A , Swerts MGJ. Contents and Graphics in Line: When is it Beneficial to Schematize Pictures in Expository Prose? In Tabbers H, de Koning B, van Amelsvoort M, van der Meij J, Jacobson N, de Vries E, editors, Building bridges: Improving our understanding of learning from text and graphics by making the connection. Rotterdam: EARLI SIG. 2014