The Use and Capture of Images for Computer-Based Learning II - Section 1 - 4 views
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Pictures make use of a massive range of cortical skills: colour, form, line dimension, texture, visual rhythm and especially imagination (Buzan, 1990). Imagination comes from the Latin imaginare, meaning "to picture mentally". Images are generally more evocative than words and more precise in triggering a wide range of associations, enhancing creative thinking and memory.
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kjsanders on 03 Feb 15Here's the link to the pdf for the full report: http://www.agocg.ac.uk/reports/graphics/capture2/capture.pdf
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The capacity for recognition memory for pictures is limitless. Pictures have a direct route to long-term memory, each image storing its own information as a coherent "chunk" or concept (
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However, the images or pictures must be meaningful to be retained (Freedman and Haber, 1974).
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Explanation of how images help route learning to long-term memory. The article talks about the 'cortical skills' images call into play.
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This is a great article stating how important images are to learning. I like that you referenced chapter 2 on how words are useless if the learner doesn't have an idea of what it looks like. I like the article's notion that images are critical to a presentation and if it can be done, images should replace text as long as the learner understands the meaning of why that particular image was shown.
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Thank you for sharing! This was such an informative article. The brain is so intriguing. I, too, like that you referenced chapter 2. I believe images do play a vital role in our learning and recall of information. For me, an image helps make something concrete. Images help us make connections, use prior knowledge, and build on what we've just seen and learned.