Illustrations for Children: depth perception and economy of style |
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| Authors: | D P Newton |
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| Institution: | Dr Newton has a BSc in physics and an M ED for a study of schoolchildren's attitudes to science. His PhD was for the content analysis of science textbooks and he has written many articles on science education. This study reflects his continuing interest in content analysis and the evaluation of textual materials used in teaching. |
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| Abstract: | A way in which some economical pictures for children will tend to be perceived incorrectly or inadequately as far as spatial depth is concerned is described. Some children's perceptions of depth in diagrams which varied in kinds and amounts of information on depth were investigated. It was found that an economical illustration style which includes information on depth is possible and that this provides a simple way of alleviating the shortcomings of such a style. |
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