Visual criticism is a major component of the new visual communication. Visual communication has changed through the advent of new technology which allows images to be combined and manipulated with relative ease. Visual criticism analyzes the forms and practices of image production and examines the roles of images in society creating a new dialogue…

Suggestions for organizing the material in teaching the visual qualities of films and television. (CH)

A test of relative effectiveness of visual and verbal modes of giving instructions. (CH)

The man aging editor of "Art Education" urges educators in all fields to work together in developing sensitive humane education which can lead youth to see their world aesthetically. (BR)

As the viewer watches the opening credits for the program "Entertainment Tonight," the screen comes to life with rotating shapes and spinning geometric patterns. One has the sense of travelling on an imaginary voyage through space. Many of the computer generated displays common now on television use such visual devices as linear perspective,…

Pictures abound in history classrooms and teachers use them in many different ways. They add--often literally--some colour to the past, helping us to imagine what different worlds were like. Pictures can be used quite legitimately in this way to fire imagination and stimulate interest. But we can also use them to develop important skills of visual…

An existential approach to geographic education refers to the individual's ability to conceive of and experience geographic phenomena; implies a responsibility toward, as well as appreciation of, spatially defined phenomena; and leads to aesthetic and advocacy geography. (JH)

Suggests that the teacher who wants to lead children toward visual literacy and eventually to reading and writing skill must help children explore what they themselves perceive and how and why they perceive it. (TO)

The printed word is now only part of education, yet society presents a paradox to the classroom teacher by offering many attractive alternatives to reading while demanding "back to basics." Children no longer are obliged to read for enjoyment or entertainment as long as television is easily available. Parents should start taking responsibility for…

This essay examines the relationships between teaching and visual media over the last several hundred years, particularly the concept of illusion. The teacher as magician or shaman is explored and compared to contemporary theories of instruction and the use of media such as television, films, and slides. The teacher as artist and alchemist is also…

A study was conducted investigating whether a sequence of visuals presented in a serial manner differs in connotative meaning from the same set of visuals presented simultaneously. How the meanings of pairs of shots relate to their constituent visuals was also explored. Sixteen pairs of visuals were presented to both male and female subjects in…

This paper presents and illustrates a framework for synthesis of research and theory on human characteristics, and relates that framework to the concerns of individuals working in the visual literacy area. The framework presented casts learner characteristics into four general types, derived from two primary dimensions: stability/change and…

This is a bibliography of books and scholarly journal articles dealing with cross cultural differences in visual perception, as well as with related areas of study. The 533 citations are arranged alphabetically by author. Among the related references cited are a number of general works on perception and visual psychology. (GC)

The purpose of this book is to help both communicator and viewer to attain a degree of emotional literacy and sophistication in media aesthetics that will allow both to judge a television program or film with sureness and confidence. Specifically, the book describes the basic aesthetic elements and principles of sight, motion, and sound in film…

This booklet is both an explanation of the independent film (also known as "avant-garde" or underground film) and a catalog of Grove Press' underground films, which are available for sale or rent. The topics covered include ways the independent film differs from the commercial film, the importance of and a short history of the independent film,…