A social semiotic analysis of instructional images across academic disciplines

Volume: 15, Issue: 1, Pages: 3 - 31
Published: Jan 7, 2016
Abstract
Framed in theories of social semiotics, this descriptive multiple case study examined the images used by six middle-school teachers during one school year as they each taught two different subject areas: earth science, language arts, mathematics, and/or social studies. Using Kress and Van Leeuwen’s visual grammar to analyze these images, this study identified discipline-specific patterns in how 1,132 images realized assumptions in regards to the...
Paper Details
Title
A social semiotic analysis of instructional images across academic disciplines
Published Date
Jan 7, 2016
Volume
15
Issue
1
Pages
3 - 31
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