Visual Art Instruction

897 Words4 Pages

The idea d of visual literacy seems to be stemming from the Constructivist philosophy that the child is an active constructor of knowledge rather than passive receiver of information. Therefore, the child should be enabled to construct his own knowledge about the visuals.that he/she is exposed to.
Feldman(1976)used Chomsky’s idea of “Universal Grammar” to suggest that the grammar of visual language is innate.
Also, people have been depending upon the visuals for years. For instance, long before the invention of the printing press people used t use cave paintings as a medium of communication. Moreover, historicists have interpreted these cave paintings as a source of communication
According to the poet Simonides, “Words are the images of things” …show more content…

Information Processing Theory shows that human beings transfer the information from short term memory to long term memory by connecting the new information with their prior knowledge. Images can be used to make sense of new information which will help in easy conversion of the information.
A research study conducted in K-12 classrooms with a focus on reading comprehension proved to be very useful to learners of diverse academic abilities in the learning of content.(Engage and Excite all Learners through a visual literacy Curriculum : Wu, X, Newman, M(2008).
Sulzby and others (e.g., Pappas & Brown, 1988; Purcell-Gates, 1988; Sulzby, 1985, 1988) have used children 's emergent readings of books to develop an understanding of children 's acquisition of the written language register (i.e.; the language common to text) and sense of …show more content…

A Case Study on the usage of Multimedia Visual Aids in the English Classroom was conducted at at Margarita Salas Secondary School in Majadahonda that aimed to prove that multimedia visual aids can help to enhance students’ learning and facilitate teachers’ work. The results clearly showed learners’ positive attitude towards the use of visuals in the language classroom. Also, the students indicated their desire to have more classes based on multimedia visuals.
Studies show that learning through visuals promote thinking and learning as opposed to traditional lectures and verbal description.
West (1997) conveys an innovative mathematics approach whereby students “do” mathematics rather than “watch” mathematics. The technique emphasizes learning through interactive graphics without

Open Document