Research Methodology; Visual Learning IDENTIFIERS Media Characteristics

Current issues in educatio 1 communications and technology are addressed in this collection of 48 papers, in which research reports predominate. Topics discus ed include factors related to the learner, e.g., field dependen e/independence, learning strategies, information processing, spatial bility, cognitive style, and cognitive strategies. Presentation forma and media and stimulus characteristics are also addressed, including illustration types, graphics in courseware design, encoding speci icity, tent layout variables, feedback, and synthesizing strateg es. Several papers examine innovative educational media such as ideodiscs, compressed speech audiotapes, videotapes, and microcom ters. Additional papers discuss the use of media in persuasive mess ges, the design of instructional visuals, the use of video t study cognition, the relationship of film theory to instruct al television