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Visuals and
organisers

CLPA Primària – Carme Florit Ballester
CLSA Secundària – Joan Alberich Carramiñana

VISUALS

Today’s students respond best
to active learning strategies

combined with visual stimulation.

VISUALS

Research shows that people remember:

20% of what they HEAR 30% of what they SEE

50% of what they SEE + HEAR

Jim Stice (1987)

VISUALS

Visual aids can be used to:

Provide interest and
motivation for students.

Increase retention of
information and learning.

Aid communication.

Clarify something difficult.

Save instructional time and preparation
time because they can be reused.

Help students to organise concepts and ideas.

VISUALS

When using visuals we should not overlook that:

- Different learners may use visuals in different ways.

- Learners experience different levels of
success in gaining information from visuals.

- More experienced children can more efficiently use
visuals and can better assimilate visual information
than less experienced.

- We should not use visuals that are overly complex.

VISUALS

Graphic organisers

Flow charts

Diagrams Flashcards

Maps

CD-roms

VISUALS

The Graphitti Wall is an useful type of visuals.

VISUALS

Graphic organisers and mind maps are extremely
useful types of visuals.

organisers

Graphic organisers may help students to:

Connect knowledge and
ideas presented in CLIL.

Understand and
recall information.

Select, transfer and
categorise information.

Think creatively.
Produce oral and written language.

VISUALS and
organisers

Three keys to be effective using Visual
Aids and Graphic Organisers:
- Connect with your audience

- Direct and focus your audience attention

- Promote understanding and memory