2D and 3D Visuals in Increasing Retention Capacity of the Learners

Abstract

Visual representation played a vital role in all fields and creates greater impact among the human beings. Visual representations are effectively used in the educational sector at various levels. Complex contents are simplified with the use of visuals for easy understanding of various categories of learners. A study was conducted among school children to find out what and which type of visual representation has more effectiveness on learners. Visuals are grouped in two categories one is control group - comprises of static visuals (pictures, illustrations, line drawing, 2D graphics and photographs) and the other is experimental group - comprising of animated visuals (3D graphics, video, animation). Then the E-learning visuals are showed to test the knowledge perception of the students. The result proves that the animated visuals have greater impact than the static visuals in terms of retention and impact among the learners. Some of the previous study found that role of animated visual representation gives significant impact on the end user.