Visual Style Research Articles

Beyond the Lantern Festival: Designing Fantasy Illustrations Inspired by Lontong Cap Go Meh and Kelenteng Hok An Kiong

This study examines the creative process behind the illustrations of the fantasy novel "Warisan Dua Dunia" inspired by the Lontong Cap Go Meh tradition in Hok An Kiong Temple, Surabaya. This tradition is an interesting example of Indonesian and Chinese cultural acculturation. A qualitative descriptive method with observation, interview, and documentation techniques was used in this study. The theoretical framework used includes Visual Language (Tabrani) and The Big Triangle (Mc Cloud). The results showed that the creative process of the novel illustration began with observation and reflection on the Lontong Cap Go Meh tradition. The researcher combined the results of observation and reflection with personal experience to form a personal interpretation visualized in a manga style. Imaginative and realistic visualizations inspired by Chinese culture enrich the work's aesthetics and transport the reader into an imaginary world full of meaning. This study shows that the combination of contemplation, personal interpretation, and manga visual style produces a work that is not only relevant to the younger generation but also opens up new interpretation towards tradisi Lontong Cap Go Meh di Kelenteng Hok An Kiong.

Al-Kahfi Puzzle Applies The Vark Learning Style In The Memorization Aspect Among Institut Kemahiran Mara Students

Al-Kahfi Puzzle is an innovative teaching aid that applies Visual (V), Auditory (A), Reading-Writing (R) and Kinesthetic (K) learning styles where it can stimulate and celebrate a variety of diverse learning approaches among students. This innovation focuses on aspect of memorizing the al-Quran, especially in memorizing the first ten verses from surah al-Kahfi. The practice of memorizing this surah is highly recommended in Islam as a way to increase one's faith and piety as well as to seek protection from end-of-life slander. However, students often face difficulties in remembering and experience difficulties in the memorization process. This is related to the correct memorization technique that suits their learning style. Therefore, al-Kahfi Puzzle aims to assist students in enhancing their memorization abilities using an engaging puzzle game that incorporates elements of the VARK approach. The objectives of this study are to identify the dominant student learning style in helping the memorization process using al-Kahfi Puzzle and to examine the effectiveness of using al-Kahfi puzzle in learning sessions for students of Islamic Studies Course at Institut Kemahiran Mara Sungai Petani. This study is qualitative in nature by using questionnaire and focused group discussion (FGD) methods. Based on the findings, al-Kahfi Puzzle meets students' VARK learning style preferences and proves beneficial in enhancing their memorization skills.

КНИЖНАЯ РЕАЛЬНОСТЬ. ИЛЛЮСТРАТОР ВЛАДИМИР САЛЬНИКОВ (1948-2015)

Moscow artist Vladimir Salnikov, who would have been 75 in 2023, had a reputation of a remarkably versatile artist known not only for his works in easel painting and graphic art but also as a book designer and illustrator. From the early 1980s he had actively worked with such major publishing houses as Khudozhestvennaya Literatura (Literary Fiction), Sovetsky Pisatel (Soviet Writer), Detskaya Literatura (Children’s Literature), Progress, Kniga (Book), Malysh (Tiny Tot), to name a few. All in all, he had designed and illustrated some twenty books by Russian and foreign authors, including Saltykov-Schedrin, Mayakovsky, Beranger, Neruda, and many more. Salnikov’s illustrations are invariably distinguished for their high craftsmanship, inventive use of the entire range of monochrome and colorful techniques, a fine sense of visual art styles, and a deep perception of the literary text.

A Study on the Meaning of Colors in Films: Taking Krzysztof Kieslowski’s The Blue, White, and Red Trilogy as an Example

As an important element of cinematic art, color not only aids in storytelling but also shapes the visual style of a film and reflects its themes and emotions. This paper aims to explore the meaning of Kieslowski’s use of color by analyzing the color styles in the The Blue, White, and Red Trilogy and examining how the symbolic meanings of these colors are conveyed. This article is divided into three parts, which are a deep analysis of the color symbols and meanings in the three films Blue, White, and Red. The theoretical analysis and practical exploration of the deep value meanings of freedom, equality, and universal love represented by the colors in the three films are carried out.

AN ANALYSIS of MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM SOLVING PROCESS BASED on LEARNING STYLE

This research aimed to describe the process of solving mathematical problems based on the learning style of class VII students at SMP Negeri 1 Dobo. The subjects in this study consistend of three students, consisting of one students, consisting of one student with an auditory dominant learning style (SA), one student with a kinesthetic dominant learning style (SK), and one student with a visual dominant learning style (SV). Determining research subjects was carried out by distributing learning style questionnaires to 32 class VII students and then analysing them. The results of the research show that the process of solving mathematical problems is as follows: 1) SA was able to understand the given problem very well and find the correlation between recognized information and prior concept. Thus, SA could solve the problem correctly with considerably systematic solving steps; 2) SK was able to understand the given information very well and designa structured problem-solving step. However, during the implementation of the step, SK directly entered numbers without writing down the complete equation in advance; 3) SV lacked understanding the given problem and hence often asked other students how to solve the problem. Nevertheless, after several times recalling the previously learned concepts, SV started to solve the problem correctly by using a comparison and difference table. After getting the answer, SV rechecked the mathematical problem-solving process several times in order to ensure the final answer.

Students' Mathematical Literacy in Solving HOTS Problems: Does Learning Style Make a Difference?

Differences in students' learning styles, whether visual, auditory, or kinesthetic, affect the way of students in absorbing, processing, and understanding the mathematical information provided. This statement indicates that differences in learning styles also affect students' mastery of mathematical literacy and students' skills in solving problems involving higher-order thinking skills. So, this study aims to describe students' mathematical literacy skills in solving higher-order thinking skills (HOTS)-oriented problems in terms of students' learning styles. The research used descriptive qualitative research that is involving 6 eighth-grade students at a junior high school in Blora, Central Java, Indonesia, as research subjects selected using simple random sampling techniques. The instruments used were a learning style questionnaire to identify students' learning styles, HOTS-oriented equation of a straight line problems to reveal students' mathematical literacy, and interviews to confirm the answers given by students in the test. Data were analyzed using an interactive model, namely data reduction, data presentation, and data verification, accompanied by triangulation techniques to ensure the validity of the data. The results showed that students with a visual learning style were more dominant in mastering communication skills and the ability to use language and symbolic, formal, and technical operations. In contrast, students with auditory learning styles are only dominant in mastering communication skills. While students with kinesthetic learning styles are more dominant in mastering language use skills and symbolic, formal, and technical operations.

Transcultural Appropriation and Aesthetic Breakthrough of Hollywood Film Noir in Contemporary Taiwan Suspense Thriller Films: A Case Study of Who Killed Cock Robin (2017)

The production of suspense thriller films has recently surged in Taiwan. These films adopt narrative techniques and visual aesthetics reminiscent of classic and neo-noir Hollywood cinema but also address social issues in Taiwan and represent transcultural aesthetic appropriation of film noir. This article employs a case study approach to examine the narrative and visual style of the Taiwanese suspense thriller Who Killed Cock Robin (2017), using film narratology as a textual analytical framework. This study considers themes, characters, visual style, and narrative structures, focusing on fundamental characteristics of classic film noir and neo-noir. This study reveals that the selected film both appropriates and deviates from the aesthetics of Hollywood film noir. It effectively incorporates aesthetic elements from classic Hollywood film noir and neo-noir, enriching the intricacies of storytelling and character depiction, while also localizing them through complex narrative strategies and nuanced Taiwanese cultural and social elements. The film brings attention to several prevalent issues in Taiwan’s media landscape, including truth manipulation, sensationalism, tabloidization, and conglomerate and political control. The film portrays Yi-Chi as a morally compromised character embodying the detective archetype with classic noir traits, while also reflecting the “Eastern mentality” in Taiwan journalism. Despite his moral compromises, Yi-Chi partly retains traditional virtues, presenting a nuanced view of human nature that blends pessimism and optimism in Taiwan. This approach creates a distinct cross-cultural narrative that resonates emotionally with Taiwanese audiences, while also contributing to the broader global cinematic discourse on film noir.

Top-down biological motion perception does not differ between adults scoring high versus low on autism traits

The perception of biological motion is an important social cognitive ability. Models of biological motion perception recognize two processes that contribute to the perception of biological motion: a bottom-up process that binds optic-flow patterns into a coherent percept of biological motion and a top-down process that binds sequences of body-posture ‘snapshots’ over time into a fluent percept of biological motion. The vast majority of studies on autism and biological motion perception have used point-light figure stimuli, which elicit biological motion perception predominantly via bottom-up processes. Here, we investigated whether autism is associated with deviances in the top-down processing of biological motion. For this, we tested a sample of adults scoring low vs high on autism traits on a recently validated EEG paradigm in which apparent biological motion is combined with frequency tagging (Cracco et al., 2022) to dissociate between two percepts: 1) the representation of individual body postures, and 2) their temporal integration into movements. In contrast to our hypothesis, we found no evidence for a diminished temporal body posture integration in the high-scoring group. We did, however, find a group difference that suggests that adults scoring high on autism traits have a visual processing style that focuses more on a single percept (i.e. either body postures or movements, contingent on saliency) compared to adults scoring low on autism traits who instead seemed to represent the two percepts included in the paradigm in a more balanced manner. Although unexpected, this finding aligns well with the autism literature on perceptual stability.

Analysis of Students' Mathematical Concept Understanding Ability on Circle Material Based on Learning Style

This research aims to analyze students' mathematical concept understanding ability in solving circle material problems by considering learning styles. The method used in this research is qualitative method with descriptive approach. This research was conducted on students of class XI Culinary 1 at SMKN 6 Semarang which amounted to 36 students. Data were collected through mathematical concept understanding test and student learning style questionnaire. The subjects in this study were three students who represented each student's learning style. The techniques used to collect data were observation, mathematical concept understanding ability test, interview and documentation. The results showed variations in learning styles and variations in students' mathematical concept understanding abilities in solving circle material problems. Learners with visual and auditory learning styles tend to have better understanding abilities in solving the problem, while learners with kinesthetic styles show different patterns. So it can be concluded that the learning style of learners can affect students' mathematical understanding ability in solving circle material problems, therefore the importance of recognizing the learning style of students in the mathematics learning process. Each learner with a different learning style has a different mathematical concept understanding ability, so an approach that is in accordance with the characteristics of learners is needed to improve students' mathematical concept understanding ability.

Understanding climate-related visual storytelling on TikTok

This cross-cultural study investigates the prevalence and impact of climate-related campaigns on TikTok, with a specific focus on climate-related visual storytelling in Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Computational methods are employed in the study to analyse a dataset of 7,564 videos, providing insights into prominent visual characteristics and regional variations. The findings underline the significance of cultural and political contexts in shaping climate storytelling on TikTok. Furthermore, this research explores the potential of computational visual data analysis in studying climate communication, demonstrating the integration of computer vision and topic modelling to examine visual styles and communicative functions in TikTok’s climate storytelling. The study enhances our understanding of climate communication on digital platforms and emphasizes the value of leveraging computational methods to gain meaningful cross-cultural insights into visual storytelling in the context of climate change.

The Comparative Study of Students Learning Styles Towards Their Ability in Grammar

This research was purposed to discover students’ learning style and the differences of students’ grammar ability among the visual, auditory and kinesthetic learning style. The research followed comparative quantitative design. The participants of the research were 83 students of the sixth semester of English education department of State Islamic University of Sjech M. Djamil Djambek Bukittinggi. Data were collected by using questionnaire and documentation. Data analysis was conducted using descriptive statistical analysis of SPSS program after scoring the respondents’ questionnaire response by Likert scale point and calculating students’ final score of grammar subject. The results revealed the dominant style that students have are visual, auditory and kinesthetic learning style and visual style as the majority. The compared students’ grammar final score exhibited differences of students’ grammar ability. Students with kinesthetic learning style obtained the highest score (88,72) and also the lowest score (66) than visual and auditory learning style. The highest mean score was obtained by auditory learning style (82,33). In conclusion, students’ grammar ability was significantly different among the students with visual, auditory and kinesthetic learning style.

Identifying Students’ Learning Styles in English Learning

This research highlights students’ learning styles in English learnin to find out (1) the types of learning styles of class VIII students at SMP Negeri 24 Makassar, and (2) how do class VII students at SMP Negeri 24 Makassar empower their learning styles in English learning. This research used mixed methods taking 118 class VIII students of SMP Negeri 24 Makassar as the sample by using random sampling techniques. The instruments were questionnaire, observation, and interview. Twenty-five students as representatives of the three types of learning styles were observed and interviewed regarding how they empowered their learning styles. The results show that (1) class VIII students of SMP Negeri 24 Makassar predominantly have a visual learning style with a total of 66 students (55.93%), followed by the auditory learning style of 43 students (36.44%), and kinesthetic learning style of 9 students (7.63 %), and (2) visual learning style students empower their learning style by having neat and orderly writing, note important points from the material, and utilize online media; auditory learning style students empower their learning style by collaborate in doing their assignments, create a calm environment, and utilize online media; and kinesthetic learning style students empower their learning style by point to the text while reading, choose practical activities, and move their body parts when they are focused. Thus, it can be concluded that class VIII students at SMP Negeri 24 Makassar predominantly have visual learning style by empowering their learning style with activities that rely on their sight, while students with auditory learning style rely on their hearing and students with kinesthetic learning style are happy with activities that rely on physicality.Key words-- visual, auditory, kinesthetic, learning styles, English learning.

Students' Thinking Process in Solving Math Problems in Terms of Learning Style

Students' Thinking Process in Solving Math Problems in Terms of Learning Style

Menuju Pembelajaran Yang Efektif: Menelaah Hubungan Gaya Belajar dan Motivasi Belajar Terhadap Hasil Belajar Peserta Didik di MAN 2 Kota Malang

This research aims to analyze the relationship between learning styles learning motivation and student learning outcomes at MAN 2 Kota Malang. This research uses a quantitative research design with a correlational approach. The research sample was taken simply randomly as many as 100 people. The instruments used include learning style questionnaires, learning motivation questionnaires, and learning outcomes tests. Data analysis was carried out using multiple linear regression tests. The results of the research show that (1) there is a significant relationship between learning style and learning motivation and student learning outcomes, (2) learning style and learning motivation simultaneously influence student learning outcomes, and (3) visual learning style and motivation Intrinsic is the most dominant factor influencing student learning outcomes. The implication of this research is the importance of a learning approach that pays attention to individual learning styles and learning motivation so that it can grow student learning outcomes at MAN 2 Kota Malang

Enhancing Cognitive Learning: A Comparative Analysis of E-Learning Media Tailored to Different Learning Styles

This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of e-learning media based on learning style in the form of e-posters, podcasts, and interactive videos on students' cognitive learning outcomes. This type of research is quantitative research. This study used a sample of 32 grade X PMIA 1 SMA Negeri 3 Banjarmasin students. This research uses Google Classroom as a platform for learning activities. Learning media in the form of e-posters, podcasts, interactive videos, and student learning outcomes can be downloaded and uploaded on Google Classroom. The research instrument used is a learning style questionnaire containing 30 statements. Data analysis in this study used a normality test, and Wilcoxon signed rank test. The cognitive learning outcomes of students with visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning styles were 90.66%, 93.33%, and 87.33%, respectively, with ­N-gain values of 0.75, 0.80, and 0.71. Based on data analysis, the results of this study show that e-learning media based on learning style is efficacious in improving the cognitive learning outcomes of students with visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning styles. This learning style-based e-learning media can be applied to other chemical materials or subjects. The study employed-N-gain values to analyst the learning outcomes of the students. The - N gain values for students with visual, auditory and kinesthetic learning styles were 0.75, 0,80 and 0.71 respectively. Overall, the data suggests that the learning outcomes of the students were quite positive and that the use of various learning media and Google Classroom as a platform can be effective in enhancing students learning outcomes.

The socialization of visual attention: Training effects of verbal attention guidance in urban German children.

Verbal attention guidance is assumed to be an important cultural tool contributing to the development of culture-specific visual attention styles in childhood. We used a training approach to test whether verbal attention guidance in a 10 day app-based training that accentuates either analytic or holistic processing has the power to produce enduring effects on 6- to 7-year-old urban German children's (N = 42, 22 female, 20 male) attention in a picture description task, a single-choice recognition task and a change blindness task. Results indicate that verbal attention guidance is effective in influencing children's attention styles across indicators. These findings provide convergent evidence for the assumption that verbal attention guidance plays a central role in the long-term socialization of attention styles. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

A Case Study of Culturally Responsive Evaluation

This study applied a culturally responsive evaluation (CRE) to assess the impact of a multidisciplinary project-based learning(MdPjBL) program on students in two junior high schools with different cultures and contexts. Case A was located in an urban area, and the participants included five teachers acting as evaluators and 93 eighth graders, with 49 and 44 assigned to the experimental and control groups, respectively. Case B was located in an aboriginal area and included three teachers and 17 eighth graders as participants. This study used a mixed research design, applying the following approaches to collect data during program implementation: Critical Thinking Scale, Communication Scale, Creativity Scale, Collaboration Scale, Problem-solving Scale, Technological Application Scale, and students' project work outcomes. The findings indicated that (1) compared with traditional pedagogy, MdPjBL pedagogy positively impacted students’ capacities for 5Cs and technology application; (2) based on post-test results, MdPjBL pedagogy had a more positive impact on students’ capacities for 5Cs and technology application than traditional pedagogy; and (3) cultural differences among students led to different visual styles, storylines, and ways of conveying project research outcomes.

Influence of cognitive styles on students� research activities

Relevance. Understanding how cognitive styles affect students' research activities is essential for optimizing educational strategies and improving academic performance. Purpose. This study assesses the impact of cognitive styles on students� research activities by identifying how behavioural patterns influenced by cognitive styles affect the quality and quantity of scientific papers produced. Methodology. The study employed a survey of respondents to gather versatile data on students� cognitive styles and research activities. Methods included system analysis, logical analysis, comparison, synthesis, deduction, and classification. Results. The findings highlight significant variations in research productivity based on cognitive styles. Students with intuitive and reflective cognitive styles demonstrated higher levels of research output, characterized by innovative problem-solving and thorough analysis. In contrast, students with impulsive or strongly visual cognitive styles faced challenges in structuring and synthesizing research findings effectively. Conclusions. This research confirms that different cognitive styles significantly influence students� academic performance and research productivity. Educational strategies should be tailored to accommodate diverse cognitive preferences to optimize learning outcomes. Keywords: educational strategies; student performance; research productivity; educational programs adaptation; behavioural patterns

Profile of open-start problem-solving with context Sarangan Lake viewed students' learning styles in junior high school

This study aims to reveal the profile of open-start problem-solving with ethnomathematics regarding student learning styles. This research is a qualitative research study on 3 out of 31 students of Junior High School of 3 Magetan taken by purposive sampling. The three students carried out four stages: understanding the problem, planning problem-solving strategies, implementing problem-solving strategies, and reviewing again. The results of the research show that students with a visual learning style solve problems by understanding problems through writing known and being asked and drawing illustrations, planning problem-solving strategies by making examples, carrying out solving strategies by working on the calculation process; students with an auditory learning style solve problems by understanding problems through writing known and being asked, planning strategies by making problems and formulating formulas used, implementing solutions by doing calculations and reviewing; students with a kinesthetic learning style solve problems by understanding issues through writing known and being asked, making examples and writing the formulas used, carrying out solving strategies by applying the calculation process and reviewing the results obtained. However, of the three styles, the results of the accepted work were not correct because they did not write down the conclusions and were not thorough enough.

Analisis Gaya Kognitif Siswa Pada Pengajuan Masalah

This research is used to describe the cognitive style of students in problem posing. The purpose of this research is to find out which cognitive style is superior in problem posing. The study uses the Systematic Literature Review (SLR) method with the aim of drawing conclusions from the results of students' cognitive style research when making questions on problem posing. This study consists of 15 articles regarding cognitive styles which will be grouped by type. Selection of the article through Google Scholar. The results are that each cognitive style has subjects that are superior in terms of posing problems compared to the other, such as field independent cognitive style is superior to field dependent cognitive style, reflective cognitive style is superior to impulsive cognitive style, and verbalizer cognitive style is superior of the cognitive visualizer style.