Effect of Metaphoric (Visual/Verbal) Strategies in Facilitating Student Achievement of Different Educational Objectives.

Williams, Vicki Sloan; Dwyer, Francis M.

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ERIC Number: EJ588235

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Effect of Metaphoric (Visual/Verbal) Strategies in Facilitating Student Achievement of Different Educational Objectives.

Williams, Vicki Sloan; Dwyer, Francis M.

International Journal of Instructional Media, v26 n2 p205-11 1999

Describes a study of college students that examined the instructional effect of visual and verbal metaphors in facilitating student achievement of different educational objectives. The effect of students' verbal ability and the amount of time they spent interacting with their respective instructional modules were also measured. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Objectives, Higher Education, Metaphors, Multivariate Analysis, Time on Task, Verbal Ability, Verbal Learning, Visual Learning

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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