Organizational pictures tend to increase test performance compared to text-only items¶
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q2 i? Six of seven studies with text-only controls reported higher scores for items with organizational pictures compared to text-only. → Schewior 2024
Evidence¶
Schewior 2024¶
Schewior, L., & Lindner, M. A. (2024). Revisiting Picture Functions in Multimedia Testing: A Systematic Narrative Review and Taxonomy Extension. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09883-0
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Narrative synthesis of seven articles with text-only control groups examining organizational pictures. Six reported higher accuracy, with one study reporting moderator-dependent effects (participant age). The review concludes a "slightly more stable effect for organizational pictures on performance."
"From seven arti cles with a text-only control group, six reported higher scores for items with OPs compared to text-only"
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Related Claims¶
- Informational pictures show contradictory effects on performance and time on task across studies — related
- Representational pictures tend to increase test performance compared to text-only items — related
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Organizational pictures tend to increase test performance compared to text-only items |
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Organizational pictures tend to increase test performance compared to text-only items |
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