classroom environment visuals
This appears a benefit of transforming sizable sectors of the conventional classroom by attaching large scale or sizable objects, or two dimensional display items as to cause encounter by the students, possibly in a secondary or more passive, but still influencing the effect of retention.
visuals are important because most people are visual learners if they can picture it they find it easier to retain to their memory
Hi Jacalyn!
And - because I am a visual learner, I have to be mindful that I don't overlook the other types of learners. So much of what we discuss and do in the classroom is geared toward visual and auditory learners.
Keep up the good work!
Jane Davis
ED107 Facilitator
Most of students are visual learners,by having items in the classroom that they can pass around so they can see and understand, the better I find they do.
I also like to pass around items, especially during kitchen labs. For example if I am showing a demo, I would pass around the product so they can see it in more detail or I ask them to come up so they can smell the product.
This definitelly helps with the learning experience and also changes the teaching approach by breaking with the monotomy.
Classroom environment visuals helps students to make connections which re-enforce learning. For example,a color chart with the name of medications and the location of the body part that it exerts its effect and a clip art can be much more effective than giving a student a list of drug-names to memorize.
Yes, I agree. I think alot of my students are practical and visual learners. It helps to have supplemental diagrams, pictures around the room that help the student visualize the information from the lectures better. I teach lab classes and have pictures of cells seen under the microscope, pictures of the human urogenital system and urinary tract. I think it helps the students understand the information better by viewing it also in addition to listening about it.
I agree that visual images significantly enhance memory retention. I am an ESL Instructor and I have noticed that when I use a variety of visual images to teach English vocabulary, and grammar the students perform better in tests than those who were not exposed to so many visual aids.
Iagree a lot of our students are visual learners. I think we have to be careful we don't forget about the students that learn by other methods. Sometimes these students are not as verbal and can be easily overlooked. In doing so we miss out on the opportunity to reach a fair number of students.
Hi Wilmer!
I agree! As instructors, we are responsible for connecting with all students not matter their learning style. I like your reminder.
Keep up the good work!
Jane Davis
ED107 Facilitator
I agree, throughout my college years Ive always beena visual learners. I've learned to retain procedures in clinical settings effectively.
