Visual learning: Difference between revisions

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'''Visual learning''' is a learning style in the [[Learning styles#Neil Fleming's VAK/VARK model|Fleming VAK/VARK model]] in which information is presented to a learner in a visual format. Visual learners can utilize graphs, charts, maps, diagrams, and other forms of visual stimulation to effectively interpret information. The Fleming VAK/VARK model also includes [[kinesthetic learning]] and [[auditory learning]].<ref>Leite, Walter L.; Svinicki, Marilla; and Shi, Yuying: ''Attempted Validation of the Scores of the VARK: Learning Styles Inventory With Multitrait–Multimethod Confirmatory Factor Analysis Models'', p. 2. Sage Publications, 2009.</ref> There is no evidence that providing visual materials to students identified as having a visual style improves learning.

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===Where it starts===

Between the fetal stage and 18 months, a baby experiences rapid growth of a substance called [[gray matter]]. Gray matter is the darker tissue of the brain and spinal cord, consisting mainly of nerve cell bodies and branching dendrites.{{cncitation needed|date=June 2022}} It is responsible for processing sensory information in the brain such as areas like the primary visual cortex. The primary visual cortex is located within the occipital lobe in the back of infant's brain and is responsible for processing visual information such as static or moving objects and pattern recognition.

===The four pathways===

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* [http://www.visuallearningstyles.com Articles and resources about the visual learning style for students and instructors]

* [http://www.studyingstyle.com/visual-learners.html More tips for visual learners]

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