The novel visualization techniques of teaching Ukrainian literature in the secondary school

Abstract

The paper is devoted to the problem of making educational process in the secondary school more interesting, productive, and effective by means of using visualization techniques of different formats: visual paper images, electronic and Internet resources. The aim of the research is to determine and characterize the most user-friendly visualization techniques suitable for teaching literature in the secondary school. The major attention is paid to the ways of diversification of imagery representation of verbal and factual information at the lessons of the Ukrainian literature. The authors dwell on such visualization techniques as: interactive book, cloud of tags, book trailer, lap-book, timeline, scribing, and comics. Each visualization technique is considered from the following points of view: a) essence and content; b) opportunity to be created and used with the help of tablets, mobile phones, PowerPoint, other gadgets or computer-added appliances; c) ways of application in classroom study; d) influence on attention, intellect, and memory of students; e) capability to stimulate the student’s learning activity; f) advantages and disadvantages; g) availability of Internet services which can be helpful for student’s creative activity (project, teamwork or individual). The paper opens a perspective for detailed study of the content and a set of instruments of computer programs and Internet services on the visualization of verbal information for their further implementation at the lessons of the Ukrainian literature.