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Visualizations and Reading

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Visualization in Mathematics, Reading and Science Education

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The research reviewed in this chapter supports the conclusion that there are few unqualified generalizations about the efficacy of visualization object s in reading . We begin with an examination of the important motivational role of visualization object s. Second, we examine the effect of visualizations on reading comprehension, taken to be the main aim of reading .

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  1. Canadian Centre for Research on Literacy, University of Alberta, 653 Education South, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G5, Canada

    Prof. Linda M. Phillips

  2. Centre for Research in Youth, Science Teaching and Learning, University of Alberta, 7-104 Education North, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G5, Canada

    Prof. Stephen P. Norris

  3. Aspen Drive East 4208, Edmonton, Alberta, T6J 2A9, Canada

    John S. Macnab

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Phillips, L.M., Norris, S.P., Macnab, J.S. (2010). Visualizations and Reading. In: Visualization in Mathematics, Reading and Science Education. Models and Modeling in Science Education, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8816-1_6

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