Images Workshop 2024

Our brains process images faster than text.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

True.

According to the Visual Teaching Alliance, our brains actually process visual information 60,000 times faster than text!

How long does it take the human brain to process visual cues?

• 2 seconds

• 1 second

• 1/2 second

• 1/4 second

Answer explanation

It actually only takes 1/4 of a second! Talk about thinking fast!

(Source: Column Five Media)

How many visual messages can the human brain register per hour?

• 16,000

• 26,000

• 36,000

• 46,000

Answer explanation

According to the Visual Teaching Alliance, our brains can register 36,000 visual messages per hour!

What percent of learners respond better to visual information than "just text"?

• 10%

• 20%

• 30%

• 40%

Answer explanation

Studies have found that almost half of learners (40%) respond better to visual information than "just text."

After a three day period, how much information from a visual image will a learner retain?

• 65%

• 50%

• 40%

• 35%

Answer explanation

A study conducted by Joyce and Showers (1989) found that, on average, learners retain 65% of information from a visual image, three days after seeing it.

Compare that to spoken word, of which only 10 to 20% was remembered, or

written word, of which only 10% was able to be recalled!

(Source: EdApp.com)

A 2011 study found that decorative images used in a science lesson on ray optics ("Light and Shadow") induced better moods, alertness, and calmness in 7th and 8th grade German students.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

This fact is true! The study, conducted by Lenzner, Schnotz, and Muller (2012) also found that students did not find images in the lesson distracting and that they perceived the lesson material to be less difficult with the inclusion of the images.

(Source: "The Role of Decorative Pictures in Learning", Instructional Science, 41 (5))