Anatomy images were more likely than evolution images to have direct placement only¶
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q3 i? The frequencies of the three spatial placement types varied with chapter topic, mainly because anatomy images were more likely than evolution images to have direct placement only. → Benjamin D. Jee 2022
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Benjamin D. Jee 2022¶
Benjamin D. Jee, Bryan J. Matlen, Monica Greenlaw, Nina Simms, Dedre Gentner. (2022). Spatial supports for comparison in educational science images. Instructional Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-022-09599-0
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Nonparametric comparison of placement-type frequencies across the 72 images with at least one direct or impeded placement, by chapter topic. The article attributes the topic difference to "anatomy images were more likely than evolution images to have direct placement only," χ2(2, N = 72) = 6.86, p = .03.
"The frequencies of the three spatial placement types varied with the chapter topic, χ2(2, N = 72) = 6.86, p = .03, mainly because anatomy images were more likely than evolution images to have direct placement only (see Fig. 5)."
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Related Claims¶
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- Fewer than half of textbook images requiring comparison have an optimal spatial layout (direct placement) for structural alignment — related
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Anatomy images were more likely than evolution images to have direct placement only |
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Anatomy images were more likely than evolution images to have direct placement only |
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2022 |
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