Explanatory visuals instead of text-based multimedia?
Catégorie
Paper Conference
Auteurs
Lowe, R.K., Boucheix, J.M.
Année
2024
Titre
Explanatory visuals instead of text-based multimedia?
Journal / Livre / Conférence
EARLI SIG 2, Comprehension of Text and Graphics: from Human to Artificial Intelligence
Résumé
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