The effects of grade level, type of motion, cueing strategy, pictorial complexity, and color on children's interpretation of implied motion in pictures

Journal of Experimental Education

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 229-242

  Downs, Elizabeth ^a   Jenkins, Stephen J ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Implied motion; Pictorial complexity; Pictorial perception; Visual literacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035285871     PISSN: 00220973     EISSN: 19400683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220970109599486     Document Type: Article

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