BENEFITS

Going Visual

Using visual tools gives you a unique approach to these problems. By making your pupils’ thinking visible, you’ll find that they have a framework that focuses their thinking and interactions. This scaffolding of group thinking develops their social skills as a natural consequence. As a teacher you can see progress at a glance saving you time on questioning for clarification.

Why Going Visual Works

When visual tools are systematically taught and consistently used to support collaborative learning, you can expect to see your pupils…

• Explaining their ideas clearly and with reasoning
• Listening attentively to their peers’ contributions
• Discussing and elaborating a point of view with others
• Allowing others’ contributions to influence their thinking
• Accepting the validity of others’ different opinions
• Making sure everyone feels included in the discussions
• Presenting group thinking in an organised way

Links 

As you can see, these benefits have an impact on other areas of learning. Click on the following to read about… Thinking Skills, Learn to Learn