According to Visual Teaching Alliance [1], studies confirm the power of visuals to engage audience in learning including eLearning while highlighting the fact that around 65% of the population consists of visual learners [2].
The studies done by Dr Lalit Kishore at Disha in Jaipur with dysgraphic children validate it and have been reported in his internet posts as shown in the clipping [3] which can accessed at the link.
It is held that since visuals 'summarize content into smaller, and easier to process chunks, and when you select the right visuals, they offer more comprehensibility than text-based explanations or only audios.'
Visual Teaching Alliance adds, "Also, students effortlessly relate emotions with visuals, which make what you’re eLearning courses more impactful and memorable than only adding text."
Kishore [4] holds that since visuals make information concise, they are suitable for creating micro-learning episodes and much of verbalized can be ddone around a visual for better retention of subject matter. According to neuro-science, the brain receives visual information much faster as a high density of nerves are connected to retina as copared to those linked to ears, indicating thereby that human brain processes visual information much faster than the text and spoken messages. When picture or visual reading skills are reinforced and honed by children with dysgraphia, they lea learn well since this is their style of learning. Kishore's [4] clipping highlights endorsement of Visual Teaching Alliance
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[2] VISUAL TEACHING ALLIANCE
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Inset clipping from merinews.com
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