Using Pictures to Take the Pulse of Student Understanding

This presentation was an excellent way to use pictures to create student discussions. The presenter used pictures to engage the audience in expressing their feelings about given topics. We were asked to tell what a particular picture represented. Although the presenters discipline was business and so were most of the examples, I can see how this technique could be used in several other classes. For example having students pick a picture that represented the major theme in a reading class. Sharing their impressions with others in the group can help a faculty member gage the students comprehension of a concept without routine testing.