According to Younie, Leask and Burden (2015, pg.55) visual literacy "combines the use of a variety of visual products (lists, tables, graphics, graphic organizers, concept maps, mind maps, argument maps, timelines and system maps) with teaching, learning and assessing processes, and creates interconnections of visual, oral, written, visual representation, numeracy and technological literacy." The strategies used through visual literacy help students to develop a greater sense of mastery and the ability to explore numerous cognitive reasoning strategies including classification, comparative thinking, evaluation and design thinking.
Visual literacy is important in the 21st century as more and more often we are subjected to an influx of visual materials. It is important that students become fluent in their ability to use, understand, comprehend and create visual literacy pieces.
This blog has previous addressed the benefits of visual learning through the use of infographics and the same principles apply here.
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