Student Support

‘Visuals to increase engagement and retention’

Have you ever heard or thought about the saying ‘a picture speaks a thousand words’?

The saying implies that a single image can convey new information, ideas or stories more efficiently than what a  verbal description can. 

So, why in our day to day learning, do our teachers support student learning with visuals:

 Engagement and Attention: Visuals capture students’ attention more effectively than text

alone, which increases students’ attention and engagement with the topic being taught.

 Memory Retention: Most of us tend to remember visuals better, which enhances long-term retention (moving the learning from short term to long term memory).

 Clarifying Concepts: A visual representation of information can help students organise and categorise their knowledge, meaning they can also explain the topic through their own interpretation.

 Providing Real-World Context: Visuals like photographs, maps, and videos help bring real-world contexts into the classroom.

Language development: images assist students to learn, understand and use increasing levels of language and vocabulary skills more easily.