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Scanlan, David – Engineering Education, 1988
Notes that almost all computer engineering textbooks present algorithms using only verbal methods. Poses that engineering students' ability to handle graphic representation is crucial yet information is presented verbally. Summarizes the results of 12 replications on learner preference for graphic or verbal algorithmic techniques. (MVL)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Cognitive Processes, College Science, Curriculum Design