On visualization in education

Abstract

The paper reviews new trends in contemporary information technologies, particularly those connected with visualization, and discusses their fundamental features, distinguishing characteristics, and their growing impact on communication, culture, professional activities and the human mind. Nearly revolutionary changes have taken place in recent decades in the field of the transmission of visual information: the volume and the quantity of transmitted information has increased enormously, and new kinds of visual information have developed, as well as new methods of its transmission. A comparative analysis of different methods of presenting information leads to the conclusion that visual methods are more effective, because they represent information in a more structured and systematic way. Special attention is paid to the discrepancy between the level of development of advanced technology and the quality of educational programs, which are in profound need of reform. The article discusses the possibilities for using innovative visual technologies which elevates human cognitive activities.