Toward a Cohesive Theory of Visual Literacy

Autor/inn/en	Avgerinou, Maria D.; Pettersson, Rune
Titel	Toward a Cohesive Theory of Visual Literacy
Quelle	In: Journal of Visual Literacy, 30 (2011) 2, S.1-19 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1051-144X
Schlagwörter	Visual Learning; Visualization; Visual Perception; Visual Literacy; Language Acquisition + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Visual education; Visuelles Lernen; Visualisation; Visualisierung; Visuelle Wahrnehmung; Literacy; Visualization; Schreib- und Lesekompetenz; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb
Abstract	Despite the fact that to date Visual Literacy (VL) scholars have not arrived at a general consensus for a theoretical organization of the VL field, important conceptual investigations have emerged over the past four decades. In this paper we discuss and synthesize those studies. We then present a first attempt toward a cohesive theory of VL. The main components of the proposed VL theory are Visual Perception, Visual Language (ViL), Visual Learning, Visual Thinking, and Visual Communication. Here we focus on discussing ViL and its constituent parts: 1) ViL exists; 2) ViL is holistic; 3) ViL must be learned; 4) ViL may improve learning; 5) ViL is not universal; 6) ViL often needs verbal support. (Contains 2 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Visual Literacy Association. 250 McCracken Hall, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701. e-mail: jvleditor@ohio.edu; Web site: http://www.ohio.edu/visualliteracy
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10