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1	Visual perception in relation to levels of meaning for children: An exploratory study. Yu, Xinyu 08 1900 (has links) This study explores distinct levels of meaning from images of picture books perceived by 3- to 5-year-old children and investigates how the certain visual perception factors influence children's meaning making and if these factors are correlated. The literature review supports associations among visual perception, information, picture books, meaning, and children. Visual perception serves as the first channel that filters and interprets visual information, and picture books provide visual and verbal experience for children, who constantly search for meaning. Children age 3 to 5 years are potential users of picture books because pictorial information is considered useful to children's learning tasks. Previous research reveals that various factors influence visual perception, and meaning has been mostly associated with its semantic significance in information retrieval. In information science, little research has focused on young children's own way of categorizing information, especially visual information. In order to investigate the distinct levels of meaning perceived by children, the investigation employed both qualitative and quantitative methods including unobtrusive and participant observation, factor analysis, content analysis, and case study. The result of this study contributes to understanding the cognitive process of children related to visual literacy and their interpreting visual information in a digital environment. Visual perception levels of meaning children Visual perception in children. Picture books for children. Meaning (Psychology) Preschool children -- Books and reading.
2	Inductive elements in pulpit communication of pentecostal churches / Dissertation Booysen, Willem Matheus 11 1900 (has links) Discontent with preaching as mode of communication is the problem statement of this study. The authoritative nature of deductive preaching is mirrored by the exploratory, "discovery nature" of inductive models, emphasizing how dialogical preaching is enhanced by incorporating inductive elements into preaching. Meaning production and levels of meaning were studied, and a hermeneutical model for Pentecostal churches were proposed. Dialogical preaching as attitude and principle as well as method was looked at, and the role of interactive participative communication in the dialogic process was described. Special emphasis was placed on the Parable, the metaphor and narrative preaching as models for inductive preaching, and the development and phases of the "plot" was examined. Bridging models between inductive and deductive styles were explored, while two dialogical tools for preparation of sermons were designed. / Practical Theology / Th.M. (Practical theology) Discontent with preaching Authoritative approach Rhetoric Principles of induction Participative interactive communication Inner dialogue Visualising the sermon Dialogical theory of preaching Meaning production Orders and levels of meaning Denotation Connotation Myth Macro and superstructures Meaning formulation strategies Content analysis Telling and listening Metaphor Parable Narrative Plot Inductive preaching 251 Pentecostal churches Pentecostalism
3	Inductive elements in pulpit communication of pentecostal churches / Dissertation Booysen, Willem Matheus 11 1900 (has links) Discontent with preaching as mode of communication is the problem statement of this study. The authoritative nature of deductive preaching is mirrored by the exploratory, "discovery nature" of inductive models, emphasizing how dialogical preaching is enhanced by incorporating inductive elements into preaching. Meaning production and levels of meaning were studied, and a hermeneutical model for Pentecostal churches were proposed. Dialogical preaching as attitude and principle as well as method was looked at, and the role of interactive participative communication in the dialogic process was described. Special emphasis was placed on the Parable, the metaphor and narrative preaching as models for inductive preaching, and the development and phases of the "plot" was examined. Bridging models between inductive and deductive styles were explored, while two dialogical tools for preparation of sermons were designed. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / Th.M. (Practical theology) Discontent with preaching Authoritative approach Rhetoric Principles of induction Participative interactive communication Inner dialogue Visualising the sermon Dialogical theory of preaching Meaning production Orders and levels of meaning Denotation Connotation Myth Macro and superstructures Meaning formulation strategies Content analysis Telling and listening Metaphor Parable Narrative Plot Inductive preaching 251 Pentecostal churches Pentecostalism

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