John A. Hortin

Identifying the Theoretical Foundations of Visual Literacy.

(1982). Identifying The Theoretical Foundations of Visual Literacy. Journal of Visual Verbal Languaging: Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 37-42.

Research for Teachers on Visual Thinking to Solve Verbal Problems.

If graduate students are given training in visual thinking, they will be able to use visual thinking for solving verbal problems. One hundred thirty-three graduate students participated in this study to determine whether students could be taught how to use images of the mind for problem solving. Two important activities were stressed: 1) imagery for problem solving and 2) the active participation from students. The authors believe that their study shows the importance of allowing students to use imagery in the problem solving process.