Those inclined toward spatial visualization do well at judging distances, relative dimensions, and velocities and often process ideas in terms of schematic patterns (Kozhevnikov, Kosslyn & Shephard 2005, 710). They often have excellent visual memories and process scenes holistically. Those who lean toward object visualization excel at picturing scenes in rich detail and distinguishing shades of color. In the past 10 years, cognitive neuroscientist Maria Kozhevnikov and her colleagues have been finding evidence that people who think visually rely on two distinct groups of skills. Like hers, my narrative research on creative professionals indicates that creativity can’t be tied to visual or verbal thinking. Even then, she mistrusted the categories “visual” and “verbal” and avoided placing creative thinkers in either one. John-Steiner developed this definition based on dozens of interviews with creative people. work with schemes and structures of the mind” (John-Steiner 1997, 109). the flow of images as pictures, diagrams, explanatory models, orchestrated paintings of immense ideas, and simple gestures. the study of relationships of these forms and structures. In the 1980s, psychologist Vera John-Steiner defined visual thinking as “the representation of knowledge in the form of structures in motion. New research indicates that we need to move beyond categorizing people as “visual” or “verbal” and consider the many different mental processes that visual thinking involves. West’s In the Mind’s Eye have revealed how crucial it is for teachers to cultivate visual thinking and adjust their methods for visually inclined students.
Works such as Temple Grandin’s Thinking in Pictures and Thomas G.
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