Educational uses Coloring book

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coloring books used in schooling young children various reasons. example, children more interested in coloring books rather using other learning methods; pictures may more memorable words. coloring may increase creativity in painting, according research.

as predominantly non-verbal medium, coloring books have seen wide applications in education target group not speak , understand primary language of instruction or communication. examples of include use of coloring books in guatemala teach children hieroglyphs , mayan artist patterns , , production of coloring books educate children of farm workers pathway agricultural pesticides transferred work home. coloring books said motivate students understanding of concepts otherwise uninterested in.

they have been used teaching aids developing creativity , knowledge of geometry, such in roger burrows altair designs.

since 1980s, several publishers have produced educational coloring books intended studying graduate-level topics such anatomy , physiology, color-coding of many detailed diagrams used learning aid. examples include anatomy coloring book , subsequent book series, wynn kapit , lawrence elson, published harpercollins (1990s) , benjamin cummings (2000s). there examples of educators using coloring books better explain complicated topics, math , programming.

some publishers have specialized in coloring books explicit educational purpose, both children , adults. books have extensive text accompanying each image. examples of publishers include dover books, big coloring books, running press, , troubador press.