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Aleixo, Paul A. and Krystina Sumner. "Memory for biopsychology material presented in comic book format." Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics 8. (2017): 79–88. Added by: joachim (9/1/16, 2:54 PM) Last edited by: joachim (7/18/20, 6:29 PM) |
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| Resource type: Journal Article Language: en: English Peer reviewed DOI: 10.1080/21504857.2016.1219957 BibTeX citation key: Aleixo2017 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Didactics, Empirical research, Memoria, Nonfiction, Sciences Creators: Aleixo, Sumner Collection: Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics |
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This study investigated the influence of format of presentation on memory for undergraduate level biopsychology material. Ninety participants read either seven comic book pages explaining the rudiments of sleep, the same material presented in text-only format or seven pages where the original images were replaced with random incongruous images. Participants were tested on the material using ten multiple-choice questions. Results showed significantly higher memory scores in the comic condition compared with both the text-only and the incongruous comic condition. Furthermore, the text-only version showed significantly higher memory scores than the incongruous comic condition. It was concluded, that while there were some limitations to the study, the findings provided preliminary evidence to support the general idea of using comic books to create instructional materials. Results also provided some support for dual coding theory as a theoretical basis for the use of comics in educational contexts.
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