A picture is worth a thousand words (at least): The effective use of visuals in the economics classroom

Vazquez, Jose J.; Chiang, Eric P.

doi:10.1016/j.iree.2014.08.006

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“…Many previous studies have revealed the benefit of pictures for word learning (Carpenter & Olson, 2012;Hashemi & Pourgharib, 2013;Hazamy, 2009;Vazquez & Chiang, 2014;Zarei & Salimi, 2012). However, it is important to note that the results from the experimental aspect of the current study do not show all sides of this phenomenon.…”

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confidence: 61%

“…It is likely that students tend to prefer the use of pictures in vocabulary learning and those pictures have the tendency for easy remembering. Vazquez and Chiang (2014) pointed out some considerations for picture selection, arguing that the teacher should find pictures that are relevant to what is being taught. For example, teachers should avoid: (1) using small-size picture to present to students; (2) modifying the original size of the picture; and (3) using pictures that have distracting features (e.g.…”

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A Mixed-Method Case Study: Is there Only the Pictorial Input that Affects Word Retention?

Suriyatham

Paisart

2018

Int. J. Appl. Linguist. Engl. Lit.

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This mixed-method case study was conducted to probe how a set of pictures had an influence on a group of EFL university students' retention of English words. Seven Thai university participants, enrolling in the course of English for Service Industry, were voluntarily engaged in the study. They took a pretest of 45 words they learned in class through the use of pictorial input for one semester, and right after the posttest, they recalled how they could remember the words in an individually stimulated recall protocol session. The result of T-test from Wilcoxon sign-ranked test showed that the pretest and posttest scores were significantly different at the 0.05 level. Interestingly, the qualitative accounts from the stimulated recall revealed that apart from the pictorial input the participants learned in class, they also employed other strategies to help them memorize the vocabulary. The findings from the study; therefore, shed lights on cognitive-metacognitive processing and strategies an individual EFL learner adopted, and most importantly, on how teachers can encourage their learners to orchestrate them and make the best use of pictures in order to learn ESP vocabulary effectively.

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confidence: 99%

A Mixed-Method Case Study: Is there Only the Pictorial Input that Affects Word Retention?

Suriyatham

Paisart

2018

Int. J. Appl. Linguist. Engl. Lit.

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“…8 See, for example, Vazquez and Chiang (2014). In addition, the pedagogical bene…ts of asking economics students to create their own media (photos and videos) containing economics insights have been recently identi…ed by the literature.…”

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Online assessment, adaptive feedback and the importance of visual learning for students. The advantages, with a few caveats, of using MapleTA

Pezzino

2018

International Review of Economics Education

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The paper highlights the importance and necessity of a versatile and reliable platform for online assessment in higher education. Recent technological developments allow instructors to go beyond standard multiple choice questions (MCQs). The paper considers, in particular, two important aspects: (i) embedding visual and interactive material in assignment questions that favours reasoning and learning and (ii) the importance of questions and feedback that can adapt to the particular performance of students. To reinforce the message, the paper shows how the latest release of the platform MapleTA could represent a powerful tool in the hands of educators in those …elds where algebraic and diagrammatic analysis is essential to the learning process, such as mathematics, economics and business.

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“…Students have the lecture presentation that includes only unimodal stimuli, e.g. visual (Vazquez & Chiang, 2014), and note-taking, recognising that many students do not take notes. In the student-centric pedagogy, the lecturer delivers the PowerPoint presentation which has plenty of images rather than relying on too much text.…”

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Developing critical thinking in student seafarers: An exploratory study

Khan

2020

JALT

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Short course curricula for seafarers using a traditional, teacher-focused, instructional pedagogy has resulted in students demonstrating surfacelevel achievement of learning outcomes and limited development of their critical thinking skills. This paper reports on the introduction of a student-centric pedagogy aiming to develop self-directed learning and critical thinking. The elements included introducing authentic and collaborative learning activities, constructively aligned with the content delivery and assessment. The differences between the current 'traditional' approach and a 'student-centric' approach was evaluated. This included a pre-and post-test on student assessment, and a set of semi-structured interviews with the students. A thematic analysis identified three themes including: authentic learning, constructivist learning and self-directed learning. The evaluation demonstrated that a student-centric approach promotes critical thinking and active learning in students, improving learning outcomes.

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A picture is worth a thousand words (at least): The effective use of visuals in the economics classroom

Cited by 22 publications

References 16 publications

A Mixed-Method Case Study: Is there Only the Pictorial Input that Affects Word Retention?

A Mixed-Method Case Study: Is there Only the Pictorial Input that Affects Word Retention?

Online assessment, adaptive feedback and the importance of visual learning for students. The advantages, with a few caveats, of using MapleTA

Developing critical thinking in student seafarers: An exploratory study

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