Drawing for learning from dynamic visualizations in science

Stieff, Mike; Scheiter, Katharina; Ainsworth, Shaaron; Bohrmann-Linde, Claudia; Schall, Max

Abstract

This paper examines the efficacy of drawing for supporting learning from digital media, such as dynamic visualizations. Extant research on the efficacy of drawing for promoting learning from dynamic visualizations is contradictory. The discrepancy in these findings has been attributed to the differences between drawing and dynamic visualizations. While dynamic visualizations emphasize spatiotemporal transformations, drawing emphasizes static spatiotemporal structures. Thus, drawing may impede learning from a dynamic visualization when the target learning objective relates to dynamism as it may bias the learner to focus on structure at the expense of transformation. Here, we present our developing findings that drawing provides an effective learning scaffold for learning from dynamic visualizations more so than self-explanation prompts, and that drawing biases learners to attend to fewer spatiotemporal structures.

Citation

Stieff, M., Scheiter, K., Ainsworth, S., Bohrmann-Linde, C., & Schall, M. (2018, June). Drawing for learning from dynamic visualizations in science. Presented at 13th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS), London

• Presentation Conference Type: Edited Proceedings
• Conference Name: 13th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS)
• Start Date: Jun 23, 2018
• End Date: Jun 27, 2018
• Publication Date: 2018-07
• Deposit Date: Aug 5, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 30, 2024
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 937-940
• Series Title: Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Series
• Series ISSN: 1573-4552
• Book Title: Rethinking Learning in the Digital Age: Making the Learning Sciences Count, 13th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) 2018
• ISBN: 9781732467217
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/37310232
• Publisher URL: https://repository.isls.org/bitstream/1/524/1/203.pdf