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What it is:
We all know the saying, “ A picture is worth 1000 words.” Vision allows one to quickly gather information, either briefly or as a whole, to support understanding and build background knowledge.
Visual supports, such as nonlinguistic presentations and using "imagery" to make representations of knowledge, can keep students engaged and enrich learning. (Marzano, 2001). This can take a variety of forms such as mental pictures, graphics, diagrams, drawings, physical models and kinesthetic classroom activities. For example, a graphic organizer is a visual representation of concepts, knowledge, or information that can incorporate both text and pictures. Vision allows one to quickly gather information, either briefly or as a whole, to support understanding and build background knowledge.
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Who does it help?
Students who benefit from:- seeing relationships between information;
- having maps and charts to help clarify information and focus on essential information;
- using an graphic representation to get their ideas down and organized before generating narrative or expository writing;
- communicating through non linear strategic thinking to build meaning from pictures or models instead of words;
- combining images (from image libraries) with text to increase comprehension or demonstrate understanding;
- using “real images” or video to integrate current and past knowledge;
- having information reduced so they can focus and remember information;
- having a visual representation of relationships between concepts.
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