Self-Directed Pedagogy and Visual Learning

dc.contributor.authorKindell, Chloe
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-09T19:16:17Z
dc.date.available2019-12-09T19:16:17Z
dc.date.issued2019-12
dc.descriptionHonors thesis Fall 2019
dc.description.abstractIt has been shown that interacting with content directly can improve memory for what is being studied (Kane & Anderson, 1978; Markant, DuBrow, Davachi, & Gureckis, 2014). One way that this is possible is through sentence creation. However, it has also been shown that visual depictions of information offer a significant benefit to memory (Yen, Lee, &Chen, 2012; Smith, Hunt, & Dunlap, 2015; Hockley & Bancroft, 2011). The purpose of this study was to examine whether the memory effects of self-created content might be more successful when combined with visual learning. Participants utilized one of four different study methods to memorize fifteen cue-target pairs of words. It was hypothesized that those creating their own content would have a higher rate of recall than those who were given their study materials, particularly those that created images. However, participant-generated sentences resulted in greater recall than participant-generated pictures after both the short t (47) = -9.47, p < .001, and after long retention intervals t (47) = -2.56, p = .014, indicating there might be some sort of performance anxiety leading to recall issues. This could be a form of “art anxiety.”
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11416/471
dc.publisherFlorida Southern College
dc.subjectSelf-managed learning
dc.subjectSimulated environment (Teaching method)
dc.subjectVisual learning
dc.subjectPerceptual learning
dc.titleSelf-Directed Pedagogy and Visual Learning
dc.typeThesis

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