1. Chapter 5 – Nonlinguistic
Representations
Imagery and Action
Creating new paths for
memory and future
connections
2. Nonlinguistic
Representation:
Helps students represent knowledge as imagery
Taps students’ natural tendency for visual imagery
processing
Helps construct meaning of relevant content and
skills
Provides better capacity for recall later
3. The goal of the nonlinguistic strategy
is to produce images of knowledge in
students’ minds so they are better
able to process, organize, and
retrieve information from memory.
5. Research:
Grade 11 students used
interactive software with
graphing calculator images to
study quadratic equations.
These students
outperformed the
control group on a
standardized test.
6. More research:
Foreign language students learned
clothing-related vocabulary by
participating in a fashion show, acting
as both announcer and model.
This kinesthetic activity helped those
students outperform other students who
participated in traditional activities such as
completing worksheets and writing.
12. 5. Engage in kinesthetic
activities
Give us your best
example…
13. Text-based information will
never go away, but
imagery
and
offer additional paths into a learner’s
permanent memory, and help make
information available for future
connections.
action
