DISCUSSION ON HOW VISUAL LEARNERS LEARN

Teaching Methods in Business (TMDS3003)

Group Presentation Members:-Gayatri Moonian (58060)

Roxanne Samaroo (59647)Cindy Lakhram ( 58328 )Daniel Williams (60123)

Introduction

As business teachers we are charged with the responsibility of grooming tomorrows future managers. Our environment is one that is a highly sophisticated audio visual environment. Unfortunately often times we bore our learner with too many content. Lets take a look at this video.Ross_Lecture_Rehearsal.flvhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avb5P2PhixI

This type of learner is one who learns best by watching...

The Visual Learner

Theorist views on "The Visual Learner"

Dale’s Cone of Learning states that students retain a certain percentage of information accounting to what they see.

A pictorial device used to explain the interrelationships of the different types of audio-visual media, as well as their various "positions" in the learning process...

Edgar Dale Cone of Learning Experience

A Definition of "The Visual Learner"

Gloria Moskowitz-Sweet' Definition of the Visual Learner:-

... someone who “needs to see it to

know it...”

Gloria Moskowitz-Sweet

Licensed clinical social worker and coordinator of Parents Place

Express

Attributes of a Visual Learner (1)

• Very Colour Oriented.

• Focuses on individual while they are talking.

• Write things down as a way of remembering.

• Use his hands when he or she talks.

Attributes of a Visual Learner (2)

• Hold images in his hand.

• Often misinterepret words.

• Notice details.

• Easily distracted by noise.

Catering for Visual Learners

Caterings for Visual Learners can take many forms...

Moskowitz-Sweet offers a few tips on how parents and educators

can help a visual learner succeed.

• Write down what needs to be learned.

• Use illustrations, charts, diagrams, and slides to reinforce learning.

• Try not to talk to learners from the other room.

• Let them use coloured markers and highlighters.

• Colour coded notes, toys, and other possessions.

• Provide a quiet place to study.

Tips on helping Visual Learners

Types of Visual AidsCHARTS COMPUTER PROGRAMS

CONCEPT MAPS COMIC STRIPS

Using Visual Learning to teach a Subject Area

In teaching, it is important to:-

• Cater for most if not all student learning styles.

• Use visual aids to help students understand and grasp concepts of the lesson.

• In Principles of Business, if the topic on the Chain of Command in an Organization is being taught, it would be best to illustrate the concept for the students.

• By doing this, the students can vividly visualize the organization’s Chain of Command.

...An Example for Business...

...An Example for Accounts...• In Principles of Accounts, if the topic on Balance Sheet is

being taught, it would be best to illustrate the format of a Balance Sheet so the students can have an idea of what a Balance Sheet looks like.

• In doing so, they can familiarize themselves with the process and attempt examples to understand the concept being taught.

Conclusion

Though visual aids are helpful in stimulating pupils' participation in the field of Business Education, without the appropriate manipulation of the teacher, they would be futile.

References

• Study Guides and Strategies. (n.d.). Retrieved January 23, 2015, from http://www.studygs.net/visual.htm

• What It Means to Be a Visual Learner. (n.d.). Retrieved January 23, 2015, from http://www.education.com/magazine/article/Ed_Could_You_Write_Down/