Adjunct Displays Brad Greenway
What are adjunct displays? The “stuff” that appears outside of the text, such as pictures, geographic and concept maps, graphs, diagrams, and more An effective display reflects the structure of the actual information it is displaying Studies have shown that these graphic organizers should be blank or partially completed; NOT completed when given to the student They are NOT worksheets
Examples Concept maps Cycle map Flow diagrams Matrix Pyramid of hierarchy Vin
Example of a concept map
Example of a hierarchy pyramid
Why use them? Evidence suggests that these “displays of information” actually promote recall of the text for the reader Two effective types of learning – Verbal (the text) – Spatial (placement of information in relation to other facts)
Bibliography Concept maps. (n.d.). Retrieved from ages/fig2conceptmap.gif&imgrefurl= ngtips/Concept_Maps.html Fisher, Douglas, Brozo, William, Frey, Nancy, & Ivey, Gay. (2007). 50 content area strategies for adolescent literacy. Prentice Hall. Lee, S. (2009, September 09). Recovery pyramid. Retrieved from bin/images/article_images/full/Pyramid3.jpg&imgrefurl= bin/images/article_images/full/Pyramid3.jpg&imgrefurl=