AN EXPERIMENT TO DETERMINE EFFECTIVENESS OF VISUAL (VI) AND VERBAL (VE) PROGRAMED PRESENTATIONS ALSO VARIED RESPONSE MODE (ACTIVE VERSUS PASSIVE) AND ORDER OF PRESENTATION OF VI AND VE VERSIONS OF A SCIENCE LESSON FOR 200 GRADE 8 STUDENTS, TAUGHT VIA CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION, THE FACTORIAL DESIGN REQUIRED EXPOSURE TO ONE LESSON VERSION, IMMEDIATE…

TWO DIFFERENT USES OF VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS FOR SCIENCE INSTRUCTION WERE INVESTIGATED. THE FIRST STUDY EXAMINED THE HYPOTHESIS THAT USE OF PICTORIAL INSTRUCTION WOULD PRODUCE HIGHER CORRELATION BETWEEN RESULTS OF VISUAL APTITUDE TESTS AND LEARNING TESTS, AND THAT VERBAL INSTRUCTION WOULD PRODUCE HIGHER CORRELATION BETWEEN RESULTS OF VERBAL…