Renaming the framework: Common European Framework of Reference for Visual Competency

When the researchers of the European Network for Visual Literacy (ENViL) decided to develop a Common European Framework of Reference for Visual Literacy, it was hoped that the concept of ‘visual literacy’ would be a neutral description of what learning in this domain is all about. However, ‘visual l...

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Published inInternational journal of education through art Vol. 15; no. 1; p. 95
Main Authors Schönau, Diederik, Kárpáti, Andrea
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bristol Intellect Ltd 01.03.2019
Subjects
Art education
Competency tests
Core competencies
Curricula
Curriculum development
European culture
Visual literacy
Visual perception
Europe
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Summary:When the researchers of the European Network for Visual Literacy (ENViL) decided to develop a Common European Framework of Reference for Visual Literacy, it was hoped that the concept of ‘visual literacy’ would be a neutral description of what learning in this domain is all about. However, ‘visual literacy’ is a much more faceted concept that reflects different approaches to the domain of visual perception and visual communication. In March 2018 ENViL therefore decided to rename the framework as the Common European Framework of Reference for Visual Competency (CEFR-VC), thus giving prominence to its central concept (‘competency’) and leaving space for various meanings of ‘visual literacy’. The decision to rename the framework was taken after discussions within ENViL on the conceptual confusion of the concept of ‘visual literacy’.‘Visual competency’ also better indicates the approach taken in the framework to describe the essence of learning in the visual domain in terms of competencies.
ISSN:1743-5234
2040-090X
DOI:10.1386/eta.15.1.95_1