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Transforming expectations for textbooks, The DK Handbook with Exercises 2/e presents information in newly accessible, scientifically tested, and student-friendly ways.Never before seen in the handbook market, The DK Handbook’s design is a true marriage of visual and textual content, in which each topic is presented in self-contained, two-page spreads for at-a-glance referencing. Explanations are concise and “chunked” to be more approachable and appealing for today’s readers, and accompanying visuals truly teach – making concepts and processes visible to students. The ground-breaking layout creates a consistent look and feel that helps students connect with the material, find information, and recognize solutions to writing problems they often don’t have names for.
This handbook investigates how the integration of visual design and concise textual information can improve student engagement and comprehension in academic writing. Authors Anne Frances Wysocki and Dennis A. Lynch utilize their expertise in visual rhetoric and composition to challenge traditional textbook structures. By employing a modular, two-page spread format, the text argues that information is more effectively retained when presented through a marriage of visual and textual cues rather than dense, linear prose.
What You Will Find
The text is regarded as a functional tool for composition students, noted for its departure from traditional, text-heavy academic manuals. Its design-centric approach suggests a focus on accessibility and visual literacy for modern learners.
Page Count:
688
Publication Date:
2010-01-14
Publisher:
Pearson
ISBN-10:
0205741436
ISBN-13:
9780205741434
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