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Muhammad Muhammad Ismail.Ismail.M.Phil. M.Phil. Education.Education.Roll No:18.Roll No:18.Bahauddin Bahauddin Zakariya Zakariya University University Multan.Multan.
"Visual literacy is defined as the ability to interpret images as well as to generate images for communicating ideas and concepts".
(Stokes, 2002)
Definition of Visual Definition of Visual literacy:literacy:
1. Input strategies:
2. Output strategies:
Approaches to Visual Approaches to Visual Literacy:Literacy:
The Roles of visuals in instruction:
universal means of communication.universal means of communication.concrete referent for ideas.concrete referent for ideas.motivate learners by attracting their attention, motivate learners by attracting their attention, holding their attention. holding their attention. simplify information that is difficult to simplify information that is difficult to understand. understand. giving some learners a chance to comprehend giving some learners a chance to comprehend visually. visually. helps students to better interpret art and visual helps students to better interpret art and visual media.media.
Elements or types of visualization
1.1. Data Data Visualization:Visualization:
2.2.Information Information Visualization:Visualization:
Elements or types of visualization
3.3.Concept Concept Visualization:Visualization:
4.4.Strategy Strategy Visualization:Visualization:
Elements or types of visualization
5.5. Metaphor Metaphor visualization:visualization:
6.6. Compound Compound Visualization:Visualization:
Why learn visual literacy?
Many information texts use visual elements.Many information texts use visual elements.Visual texts are accessible to all readers.Visual texts are accessible to all readers.Visual texts are complex.Visual texts are complex.Visual texts communicate certain information Visual texts communicate certain information more clearly than verbal texts.more clearly than verbal texts.Students need practice in choosing the Students need practice in choosing the appropriate text to use.appropriate text to use.Visual texts are widely used in the electronic Visual texts are widely used in the electronic media.media.Visual literacy is a life skill.Visual literacy is a life skill.
Some Implications:
oVisual skills are not usually isolated from other sensory Visual skills are not usually isolated from other sensory skills.skills.oTeachers can provide appropriate learning environments Teachers can provide appropriate learning environments and materials.and materials.oTeachers can allow students to create their own visual Teachers can allow students to create their own visual messages.messages.oCompetency in one literacy does not necessarily transfer to Competency in one literacy does not necessarily transfer to another.another.oVisual arts can affect student emotions and aid Visual arts can affect student emotions and aid understanding.understanding.oStudents need to learn how to recognize and respond to Students need to learn how to recognize and respond to visual and print messages.visual and print messages.oStudents require guidance to distinguish between factual Students require guidance to distinguish between factual and fictional visual representations.and fictional visual representations.
