Visual Argument: Graphic Organizers Are Superior to Outlines in Improving Learning from Text

Two experiments involving 153 college students indicated that, given enough time, students studying graphic organizers learned more hierarchical and coordinate relations. As a result, they were more successful in applying the knowledge and in writing integrated essays than were students studying out...

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Published inJournal of educational psychology Vol. 87; no. 3; p. 455
Main Authors Robinson, Daniel H, Kiewra, Kenneth A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.09.1995
Subjects
College Students
Graphic Organizers
Higher Education
Learning
Outlining (Discourse)
Study Skills
Visual Aids
Writing (Composition)
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Summary:Two experiments involving 153 college students indicated that, given enough time, students studying graphic organizers learned more hierarchical and coordinate relations. As a result, they were more successful in applying the knowledge and in writing integrated essays than were students studying outlines or text alone. (SLD)
ISSN:0022-0663
DOI:10.1037/0022-0663.87.3.455