ABSTRACT
Visual cognitive theory is an exciting, complex, and rapidly developing field of study that integrates work from a number of distinct disciplines including neurobiology, cognitive science, psychology, education, art, and communication. Because of its interdisciplinary nature, visual theory is approached from various perspectives by different scholars in different fields. The purpose of this chapter is twofold: first, to review significant theories that contribute to the understanding and intelligent use of visual cognition as a process of knowing; and, second, to integrate these diverse ideas into a unified system that is more easily understood and applied in the classroom and in the world beyond academia.
