Visual instruction complementing verbal lectures is known to promote learning among students. In this study, the role of visual instruction in engaging learners effectively via the simplification of technical concepts was examined. Different aspects of visualisation, such as order of presenting and dimensionality, were tested to observe their effect on students’ approach to learning and learning outcomes. In this mixed‐method quasi‐non‐experimental explanatory study, visual instruction was applied in one of the undergraduate architecture modules that teaches fundamentals of building systems, which students often find difficult to comprehend. Three key variables, including spatial cognitive ability, approach to learning and learning outcomes, were measured using statistically valid instruments along with students’ feedback and interviews. These factors were also measured for the control group that did not receive visual instruction (n = 32), to assess the effect of the intervention. When taught with visualisation, students (n = 69), showed a significant increase in deep approach to learning (e.g., deep motive: t = 2.584, p = 0.011). In interviews, students expressed a deeper interest in the subject and reported that the topic was engaging in class. Visualisation favours students with a higher spatial ability and, thus, is useful for design students who receive spatial ability training in the course. Two‐dimensional visuals must be followed and preceded by three‐dimensional visuals to provide advanced organisation and the connection of new knowledge with known organisational models to be made.

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视觉教学，以提高设计专业的技术学科教学

视觉教学和口头演讲相辅相成，可以促进学生的学习。在这项研究中，通过简化技术概念研究了视觉指导在有效吸引学习者中的作用。测试了可视化的不同方面，例如呈现的顺序和维度，以观察它们对学生学习方法和学习成果的影响。在这种混合方法的准非实验性解释性研究中，视觉教学被应用在本科生建筑模块之一中，该模块教授建筑系统的基础知识，而学生通常很难理解。使用统计上有效的工具以及学生的反馈和访谈，测量了三个关键变量，包括空间认知能力，学习方式和学习成果。n = 32），以评估干预措施的效果。当以可视化方式进行教学时，学生（n = 69）显示出深层学习方法的显着提高（例如，深层动机：t = 2.584，p = 0.011）。在访谈中，学生对这个主题表现出了更深的兴趣，并报告说这个话题正在上课。可视化有利于具有较高空间能力的学生，因此，对于在课程中接受空间能力训练的设计学生而言非常有用。二维视觉必须紧随其后，然后是三维视觉，以提供高级组织并将新知识与已知的组织模型联系起来。