Visual Literacy Assessment

Photography in Education

TECH2113Dr. Alaa SadikDepartment of Instructional & Learning Technologies

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TECH2113Week 4

Part One

Visual Literacy Assessment


Visual Literacy SkillsWhat is visual literacy?

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Visual Literacy Skills

1. Observation

2. Interpretation

3. Analytical

4. Ability to understand compositional elements

5. Ability to analyze one’s own work

6. Response to color

7. Emotional response to pictures


Visual Literacy SkillsObservation skills

The ability to observe visual signifiers within the context of the photograph would involve:

The ability to notice visual signifiers within the photograph.

The ability to realize the importance of these visual signifiers.



Interpretation skills

The ability to interpret the signifiers which have been observed would involve:

The ability to interpret the visual signifiers by using information gained through observation skills.

Drawing conclusions from that information.


Visual Literacy SkillsAnalytical skills

Analytical skills used to define likes and dislikes of visual information.

Would involve: Ability to find and use analytical language Ability to understand the aim of the creator Ability to understand one’s own personal opinion

of visual information.



Ability to understand compositional elements Compositional elements include:

color shape rhythm pattern texture



Ability to analyze one’s own work

Ability to analyse one’s own work would involve: Ability to find and use analytical language. Ability to separate personal emotions attached to

the work from the resulting work itself. Ability to understand one’s own personal opinion

of visual information.


Visual Literacy SkillsResponse to color

Response to colour in a non-compositional context would involve:

Ability to recognise different colours. Ability to respond to different colours in different

ways. Ability to make judgements about the creators

use of colour in the picture.


Visual Literacy SkillsEmotional response to pictures

Emotional response to pictures would involve: Ability to recognize emotion-based visual

signifiers. Ability to respond to emotion-based visual

signifiers Ability to identify emotions being portrayed.

Discussions &Conclusions

Visual Literacy Assessment

Education

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