Pictures and Picturing: Mental Imagery Whilst Reading Illustrated Novels
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| Title: | Pictures and Picturing: Mental Imagery Whilst Reading Illustrated Novels |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Aggleton, Jen (ORCID |
| Source: | Cambridge Journal of Education. 2023 53(1):79-95. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Elementary Education Grade 5 Intermediate Grades Middle Schools |
| Descriptors: | Novels, Illustrations, Visualization, Reading, Reading Processes, Grade 5, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: | United Kingdom (England) |
| DOI: | 10.1080/0305764X.2022.2081669 |
| ISSN: | 0305-764X 1469-3577 |
| Abstract: | The medium of illustrated novels has been neglected by educational research, and the limited current research on the influence of illustrations on a reader's mental images is largely negative in tone. However, by adopting a participatory multiple case study methodology, this research provides a new understanding of the nature of mental picturing when reading illustrated novels. In exploring the responses of five 9-10-year-old participants to three illustrated novels, this study demonstrates that the interactions between illustrations and mental pictures are more complex than previously theorised. In addition, far from having a negative impact upon mental picturing, the potential of illustrations to interact with mental pictures should be embraced by practitioners as an opportunity for growth, enjoyment, and increased criticality and creativity. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2023 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1376790 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | The medium of illustrated novels has been neglected by educational research, and the limited current research on the influence of illustrations on a reader's mental images is largely negative in tone. However, by adopting a participatory multiple case study methodology, this research provides a new understanding of the nature of mental picturing when reading illustrated novels. In exploring the responses of five 9-10-year-old participants to three illustrated novels, this study demonstrates that the interactions between illustrations and mental pictures are more complex than previously theorised. In addition, far from having a negative impact upon mental picturing, the potential of illustrations to interact with mental pictures should be embraced by practitioners as an opportunity for growth, enjoyment, and increased criticality and creativity. |
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| ISSN: | 0305-764X 1469-3577 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/0305764X.2022.2081669 |
