Drawing To Learn Science
Drawing To Learn Science
Drawing To Learn Science
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For example, asking learners to read a text
and draw what they have understood requires
them to make explicit this understanding in
an inspectable form [(28), see g. S1 in supporting online material (SOM)]. Unlike other
constructive strategies, such as writing summaries or providing oral self-explanations,
visual representations have distinct attributes
that match the visual-spatial demands of
much of science learning. Moreover, visual
representation has been shown to encourage
further constructive strategies (29). Inventing
representations (including drawings) acts as
preparation for future learning, because it can
help students discern key features and challenges of new tasks (30).
Drawing to Communicate
www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/333/6046/1096/DC1
10.1126/science.1204153
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