Explanatory visuals instead of text-based multimedia?
Category
Paper Conference
Authors
Lowe, R.K., Boucheix, J.M.
Year
2024
Title
Explanatory visuals instead of text-based multimedia?
Journal / book / conference
EARLI SIG 2, Comprehension of Text and Graphics: from Human to Artificial Intelligence
Abstract
Appropriately designed visualizations are representationally closer to the posited characteristics of mental models of technical systems, than is corresponding explanatory text. Learning caulking gun functioning from of a set of ancillary diagrams accompanied by a picture and a conventional text plus picture multimedia combination, informationally equivalent, were compared. Results showed ancillary diagrams were slightly more effective in supporting comprehension