Jul 30, 2021
Literacy in the Visual Arts
The quest for visual literacy in scientific education is the first major topic discussed at CAST today. Students are increasingly being expected to interpret scientific data in the form of pictures, tables, and graphs.
Thus, it is necessary to teach students how to examine images. This is especially essential in light of the growing amount of visuals (pictures, models, graphs, and data tables) on state science examinations. Asking students to access their existing knowledge about the information in the picture, label their observations, and then express their conclusions about the scientific ideas based on their investigation might help them improve their visual literacy.