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Visuals. What is a visual?. Research. Visual-based lessons a small overall superiority over the non-visual based instruction No significant difference http://www.nosignificantdifference.org
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Visuals • What is a visual?
Research Visual-based lessons a small overall superiority over the non-visual based instruction No significant difference http://www.nosignificantdifference.org Cohen, P. A., Ebling, B. J., & Kulik, J. A. (1981). A meta-analysis of outcome studies of visual-based instruction. Educational Communication and Technology Journal, 29(1) 29-36.
Importance of visuals • Researchers estimate that of all the information we know, 6 % comes through touch, taste, smell 11% comes through hearing83% comes through sight.
Example • PowerPoint 1.0 was actually derived from a product called “Presenter” that was developed by Forethought Inc. in early 1987. • Microsoft purchased Presenter in August of 1987 for $14 million.
Example • PowerPoint 1.0 was actually derived from a product called “Presenter” that was developed by Forethought Inc. in early 1987. • Microsoft purchased Presenter in August of 1987 for $14 million.
PowerPoint 1.0 was actually derived from a product called “Presenter” that was developed by Forethought Inc. in early 1987. • Microsoft purchased Presenter in August of 1987 for $14 million. Presenter 1987 $ 14 m
Example, What are the the northern states of the U.S. WA, ID, MT, ND, MN, WI, NY, VT, NH, ME, MI, ALs Which states are around Tennessee? MO, KY, VA, NC, GA, AL, MS, AR
What are the the northern states of U.S. Which states are around Tennessee? Which of the following states are closer to Colorado? Which state is in the east of Nevada?
Visual is Not Enough Simulation & Animation
Relative Size • the Sun 1,295,000 times larger than the Earth • Vearth= π R3 = 3.14 *1 • Vsun = 3.14 *(109*109*109) • Vsun / Vearth = 1,295,000
Solar System http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/index.html http://tinyurl.com/9y6oq
Summer Winter • http://www.scienceu.com/observatory/articles/seasons/seasons.html • http://astro.unl.edu/naap/motion1/animations/seasons_ecliptic.swf • http://astro.unl.edu/naap/lps/animations/lps.swf • http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/news/2013-moon-phases.html
Photosynthesis • http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/diagrams/photosynthesis/photosynthesis.html • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1_uez5WX1o • http://www.wiley.com/legacy/college/boyer/0470003790/animations/animations.htm • http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/facilities/multimedia/uploads/alberta/Photo.html