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“Research reports that when learners have access to visual representations in addition to a text, it becomes easier for them to comprehend the concepts presented (Carney and Levin, 2002; Tan et al., 2009).”
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“Carney and Levin (2002) suggested four common functions for images: Decorational, representational, organizational, and interpretational.”
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“Visual representations can be classified as decorative, representational, organizational, or interpretational (Slough et al., 2010; Carney and Levin, 2002).”
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“Regarding the function of images, we chose Carney and Levin's (2002) three categories that had been used in several works related to the analysis of visual representations in textbooks (Slough et al., 2010; Nyachwaya and Gillaspie, 2016).”
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- Authors
- Carney, R. N., & Levin, J. R.
- Affiliations
- Missouri State University (US)
- University of Arizona (US)
- Corresponding author
- Carney, Russell N.
- Venue
- Educational Psychology Review
- Published
- 2002-03
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 5-26
- ISSN
- 1040-726X (ISSN-L)
- 1573-336X
- OpenAlex
- W1488258299
- Cited by
- 873
- References
- 68
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- FWCI
- 12.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Educational Psychology Review (publishedVersion)
- BearWorks (Missouri State University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Reading and Literacy Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Learning Styles and Cognitive Differences
- Keywords
- textual illustration, textbook illustrations, visual aids, reading comprehension, learning from text, instructional media, educational technology
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