Effectiveness of Situation Maps for Image Visualization in Information Education

Abstract

As the information oriented society is making progress today, we are expected to give our students the image education using computer networks and visual equipment. When they cultivate their abilities of organizing the information, a situation map may be useful. It is like the graphic organizer which helps you to organize memories. I assume that strengthening and holding the cohesion of the mental representation in their minds can help learners to prepare to visualize their images. So I researched how much influence situation maps give to learners, and what kinds of problems there are in making situation maps. I researched the students studying Information Education. Through this research, it was made c I ear that a situation mode I based on the situation map is effective, despite the difficulties in visualizing sentences, developing plots based on images, and grasping constructions of the work.