Re: Learning more from harder-to-read fonts?

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Deborah, excellent!!


Rather than introducing more "superficial changes to learning
> materials" in order to encourage "deeper processing", I personally
> favor using rhetorically-appropriate and substantive, content-based
> cognitive triggers.
>

I would say that it depends on the learning objectives.  If you are trying
to
remember facts (some might say that this is NOT learning) you may have to
use
different strategies including the so called "desirable difficulties".

For example, the "Coloring Book" collection on anatomy and
geography<http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/search/ref=3Dsr_nr_p_n_feature_browse-=
b_mrr_0?rh=3Dn%3A266239%2Cp_27%3AWynn+Kapit%2Cp_n_feature_browse-bin%3A4005=
30011&bbn=3D266239&sort=3Drelevancerank&ie=3DUTF8&qid=3D1307350867&rnid=3D4=
00529011#/ref=3Dsr_pg_1?rh=3Dn%3A266239%2Cp_27%3AWynn+Kapit%2Cp_n_feature_b=
rowse-bin%3A400530011&bbn=3D266239&sort=3Drelevancerank&ie=3DUTF8&qid=3D130=
7350899>.

The idea is to "force" you to make color links between
names (buble-like outlined shapes of hand written texts) and the spacial
representation of it.
Indeed, a quite laborious task that judging by its popularity seems to work
for some students (I have never read any research about it).
However, I am quite sure that some students given up this hard work strateg=
y
without learning anything
(I can find some indication in second hand book shops).

I like the idea of information designers creating ingenious (some might say
wacky)
strategies for helping people to learn things. The whole subject of
"air craft recognition" seems to be filled up with these type of ideas.

Jos=E9.




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*Jos=E9 Marconi Bezerra de Souza (PhD, 2008)*
Consultor em design da informa=E7=E3o e professor do Mestrado e Gradua=E7=
=E3o de
Design da UFPR
*Information design consultant  and university lecturer (Brazil)
PhD **- Department of Typography & Graphic Communication, The University of
Reading (UK, 2008)*
*Master of Arts - **Department of Three-Dimensional Design, The Birmingham
City University (UK, 1992)*

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Deborah, excellent!!<br><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote clas=
s=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;pad=
ding-left:1ex;">
Rather than introducing more &quot;superficial changes to learning<br>
materials&quot; in order to encourage &quot;deeper processing&quot;, I pers=
onally<br>
favor using rhetorically-appropriate and substantive, content-based<br>
cognitive triggers.<br></blockquote><div><br>I would say that it depends on=
 the learning objectives.=A0 If you are trying to<br>remember facts (some m=
ight say that this is NOT learning) you may have to use<br>different strate=
gies including the so called &quot;desirable difficulties&quot;.=A0 <br>
<br>For example, the <a href=3D"http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/search/ref=3Dsr_=
nr_p_n_feature_browse-b_mrr_0?rh=3Dn%3A266239%2Cp_27%3AWynn+Kapit%2Cp_n_fea=
ture_browse-bin%3A400530011&amp;bbn=3D266239&amp;sort=3Drelevancerank&amp;i=
e=3DUTF8&amp;qid=3D1307350867&amp;rnid=3D400529011#/ref=3Dsr_pg_1?rh=3Dn%3A=
266239%2Cp_27%3AWynn+Kapit%2Cp_n_feature_browse-bin%3A400530011&amp;bbn=3D2=
66239&amp;sort=3Drelevancerank&amp;ie=3DUTF8&amp;qid=3D1307350899">&quot;Co=
loring Book&quot; collection on anatomy and geography</a>.=A0 <br>
The idea is to &quot;force&quot; you to make color links between<br>names (=
buble-like outlined shapes of hand written texts) and the spacial represent=
ation of it.<br>Indeed, a quite laborious task that judging by its populari=
ty seems to work for some students (I have never read any research about it=
). <br>
However, I am quite sure that some students given up this hard work strateg=
y without learning anything<br>(I can find some indication in second hand b=
ook shops).<br><br>I like the idea of information designers creating ingeni=
ous (some might say wacky)<br>
strategies for helping people to learn things. The whole subject of <br>&qu=
ot;air craft recognition&quot; seems to be filled up with these type of ide=
as.<br><br>Jos=E9.<br><br><br>=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" st=
yle=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204)=
; padding-left: 1ex;">

<br>
Deborah<br>
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<font color=3D"#888888"><br>
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"http://art-deco-sertanejo.com/marconi/images/conjunto.jpg" height=3D"65" w=
idth=3D"200"><br><b>Jos=E9 Marconi Bezerra de Souza (PhD, 2008)</b><br><fon=
t size=3D"1">Consultor em design da informa=E7=E3o e professor do Mestrado =
e Gradua=E7=E3o de Design da UFPR<br>
<b><i>Information design consultant=A0=A0and university lecturer=A0(Brazil)=
<br>
PhD </i></b><i>- Department of Typography &amp; Graphic Communication, The =
University of Reading (UK, 2008)</i><br><b><i>Master of Arts - </i></b><i>D=
epartment of Three-Dimensional Design, The Birmingham City University (UK, =
1992)</i></font><br>


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