"This paper explores the implementation of visual literacy components within the newly reformed National Curriculum for Primary Education in Slovakia. It offers a comparative perspective by juxtaposing the Slovak approach with the Framework Educational Programme of the Czech Republic. Both documents represent state-level curricular frameworks that reflect the respective countries’ educational policies as well as differing strategies for fostering transversal competencies within compulsory education.
Through selected comparative examples, the presentation demonstrates the cross-curricular nature of visual literacy and its integration into learning objectives and performance standards – i.e., what pupils are expected to know and be able to do – as well as the formulation of content specifications. Particular attention is paid to how visual literacy is conceptualized as a systemic educational goal, and how it shapes expectations placed on pedagogical practice. "
Saturday November 1, 2025 10:45am - 11:10am MDT TBA
