Drawing conclusions : using visual thinking to understand complex concepts in the classroom / Patricia A. Dunn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dunn, Patricia A., 1952- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Visual learning.

Thought and thinking--Study and teaching.

Thought and thinking.

Physical Description:

viii, 120 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Teachers College Press, [2021]

Summary:

"This book introduces a multimodal arts-based teaching technique known as juxtaposed visual representation, arguing that it is a powerful pedagogical tool that serves a variety of key functions including formative assessment, facilitating comparisons of similar concepts, deepening classroom discussion, and helping students revise writing drafts successfully. Each chapter includes rich examples of these various functions drawn from the author's teacher education courses, and shows how the method can improve teacher candidates' learning of important concepts in literacy such as codeƯ switching/meshing, the role of the canon in literacy instruction, and literary and critical theory"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Preparing to Juxtapose Visual Representations

Modeling the Process

Deepening Discussions

2. Pathos, Perspective Shifts, and Metaphors

Pathos, Drama, and Stick Figures

Perspective Shifts

Metaphors

3. Sketches as Formative Assessment

Teaching Troublesome Knowledge

Assessing Conceptual Understanding

Promoting Deeper Learning

4. Grappling With Traditional Versus Contemporary/Critical Theory

Text-as-Shoe Metaphor

Readers' Awareness of Lenses

Print Versus Audio Texts

Problematic Canonical Texts

5. Sketching as a Tool for Reorganization

Juxtaposing to Troubleshoot

Viewing Versus Discussing

Proposed Changes to the Process

6. Student Responses to Juxtaposed Visual Representations

Analyzing Survey Results

Students' Comments

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Dunn, Patricia A., Drawing conclusions

ISBN:

9780807764923

0807764922

9780807764930

0807764930

OCLC:

1198990425