The Effects of Generalizations as Cues on the Learning of Information from Graphs

Publisher Website
Google Scholar
Abstract
This study investigated the effects of generalizing cues on the learning of material presented in bar graphs. Upper level college students were randomly assigned to either a control or an experimental condition. The experimental group was asked to inspect five graphs to determine the validity of two generalizations used as cues, and the control group was directed merely to notice the results of the experiments. All subjects were posttested using four different types of items designed to measure general inspection of the graph. Results showed that the control group scored significantly higher than the experimental group on all but one of the subtests. Successful performance with the cues did not result in higher scores on the posttest.

This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit: