title: Visual abstracting as a decision-making tool in the selection of mediated material.
abstract: Visual Abstracts are abbreviated versions of complete instructional packages, designed to serve as decision-making tools for instructors to evaluate whether or not the complete package will meet desired instructional needs. This article describes development of four prototype visual abstracts and a pilot field test. The pilot field testing indicated that all four prototype visual abstracts were effective decision-making tools. Further research is clearly indicated to more fully document the effectiveness of visual abstracts.
mesh_terms: D000043:Abstracting and Indexing; D000329:Advertising; D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D003657:Decision Making; D013664:Teaching Materials