The Importance of Pictures as a Teaching Resource

In this chapter of Developing Visual Literacy the authors remind us that "we sometimes assume that photographs are easy for students to understand" when really a student might not have a con... See More

In this chapter of Developing Visual Literacy the authors remind us that "we sometimes assume that photographs are easy for students to understand" when really a student might not have a context for the image, may not be able to understand or evaluate the image. This chapter begins to develop skills and see the difference between an observation, an inference and an emotional response based on what we have seen, scanned and analyzed. Great skills to have - clearly explained!