Drawing Conclusions: Using Visual Thinking to Understand Complex Concepts in the Classroom

by Patricia A. Dunn

Book Overview

Drawing Conclusions explores the use of juxtaposed visual representations (JVRs) to help preservice teachers grapple with abstract concepts, theories, or complex controversies in education. Acting as both a learning tool and an intellectual spark, JVRs are two simple contrasted sketches that students produce on a divided sheet of paper. In these drawings, students attempt to visually represent contrasting ideas that the class is struggling to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807764922
• ISBN13: 9780807764923
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 8.8"