Visuals in, for and as Learning
Nine Simple Evidence-Based Ways to Add Visuals to Learning
“The aim of art is
not to represent the
outward appearance of things,
but their inward significance.” Aristotle
Decades of research show that art is closely linked to almost everything that we as a nation say we want for our children and demand from our schools:
Art is more than “drawing pictures” in class or engaging in arts and crafts. At its core, all art is a powerful thinking, feeling and expressing process. Art provokes questions and curiosity and readily serves as a model for much of the academic thinking we aim for students to embrace.
The Big Idea
Art helps everyone learn, grow and express themselves, and we need more of it across the curriculum. There is evidence behind the use of visuals in learning in particular.