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Errázuriz, Luis; Portales, Carlos – International Journal of Art & Design Education, 2018
In a world increasingly saturated with images, the visual aesthetic dimension should play a more important role in the educational processes. Furthermore, classroom walls could be considered valuable resources to introduce visual literacy among children and teachers. However, Chilean educational policies tend not to pay much attention to visual…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary School Students, Visual Literacy, Comparative Analysis
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Corn, Anne L. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1983
A model is proposed that organizes factors related to visual function into three dimensions: visual abilities, available resources and past experiences, and environmental cues. The model is explained to be useful in determining how to elicit visual behaviors or maximize visual function in persons with low vision. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Models, Partial Vision, Visual Environment, Visual Learning
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Metros, Susan E.; Woolsey, Kristina – EDUCAUSE Review, 2006
Academics have a long history of claiming and defending the superiority of verbal over visual for representing knowledge. By dismissing imagery as mere decoration, they have upheld the sanctity of print for academic discourse. However, in the last decade, digital technologies have broken down the barriers between words and pictures, and many of…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Higher Education, Visual Aids, Instructional Materials