Reference:
Educational Illustrations, Ric Lowe 2001.
* CHAPTER 2 *
ROLES OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN LEARNING
2.2 ASSUMPTIONS AND MYTHS
Illustrations are not all the same (2-7)
- pictures in general are intrinsically superior as a mode of instruction to other forms of representation
- different pictorial genres can invoke different processing approaches from learners
1. AFFECTIVE
* viewer is attracted to the visual
* viewer engages with the material
* viewer persists with the material once engaged
* viewer gives appropriate level of attention to the content
* development of positive attitude to further study in the area
2. COGNITIVE
* viewer processes information presented
Information Processing: input --> output
Input:
extracting key items of information
Output:
generating new information, eg. an answer to the question
3 LEVELS OF ENGAGEMENT WITH IMAGES
ONE
TWO
THREE
