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Article: Students and teachers learning to see: part 1: using visual images in the college classroom to promote students' capacities and skills.(Report)
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- College Teaching
- Article date:
- January 1, 2008
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Abstract. This interdisciplinary analysis examines the use of visual images in the college classroom. The three authors--a community psychologist, a literacy specialist, and a mathematician--share examples and critical reflections that illuminate the strengths and challenges in using this medium to meet teaching and learning goals. The authors highlight one dimension of their work with visual images, promoting student capacities and skills.
Keywords: data display, emic perspective, interdisciplinary analysis, observation, visual images, visual literacy
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