Representational pictures tend to increase test performance compared to text-only items¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2024 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? A majority of studies (fourteen of twenty-one) reported higher accuracy rates for items with representational 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

q2 · i? · review · r3

Narrative synthesis of twenty-one articles with text-only controls examining representational pictures. Fourteen reported higher accuracy, six found no effects, and one reported moderator-dependent effects, providing "clear evidence for a multimedia effect in testing."

"An apparent majority of arti cles, namely fourteen, reported higher accuracy rates for items with RPs compared to text-only"

Discussion¶

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