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Bowen, Tracey; Evans, M. Max – Education for Information, 2015
The most common tools individuals use to articulate complex and abstract concepts are writing and spoken language, long privileged as primary forms of communication. However, our, explanations of these concepts may be more aptly communicated through visual means, such as drawings. Interpreting and analyzing abstract graphic representations is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Knowledge Representation, Learning Processes, Freehand Drawing
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Towns, Marcy H.; Raker, Jeffrey R.; Becker, Nicole; Harle, Marissa; Sutcliffe, Jonathan – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2012
Visual literacy, the ability to interpret and create external representations (ERs), is essential to success in biochemistry. Studies have been conducted that describe students' abilities to use and interpret specific types of ERs. However, a framework for describing ERs derived through a naturalistic inquiry of biochemistry classrooms has not…
Descriptors: Taxonomy, Visual Aids, Visual Literacy, Classification
Kossack, Sharon W.; Bader, Barbara – 1980
It is necessary to provide a comprehensive program of visual literacy skill development to provide a firm foundation for reading comprehension. A taxonomy of visual literacy can suggest an outline for such a program. Once the student has been made aware of the desired thought processes in familiar contexts, it is then appropriate to guide the…
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Comprehension
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Mittler, Gene A. – Studies in Art Education, 1983
Most art programs at the secondary level and beyond hope to produce students who can make discriminating aesthetic judgments about many kinds of visual art forms. This paper describes how students judge the art they encounter and suggests how art teachers might improve the quality of their students' responses. (Author/IS)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Education, Classification, Decision Making
Bezruczko, Nikolaus – 1989
This assessment guide represents a method for evaluating visual arts achievement by third graders. The artwork presented can be used to determine whether students have met learning objectives and are ready to advance, and also as a diagnostic tool for school improvement. The guide is based on selected sample learning objectives from "State…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classification, Cognitive Processes, Diagnostic Tests