Instructor-provided summary infographics to support online learning
Autor: | Gerard Morgan, Silvia Elena Gallagher, Fintan McCarthy, Mairtin O’Dulain, Niamh O’Mahony, Claire Kehoe |
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Rok vydání: | 2017 |
Předmět: |
Multimedia
Computer science Communication Multimethodology Online learning 05 social sciences Infographic Exploratory research 050301 education 02 engineering and technology computer.software_genre Education Visualization World Wide Web Comprehension 020204 information systems ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Survey data collection 0503 education computer Visual learning |
Zdroj: | Educational Media International. 54:129-147 |
ISSN: | 1469-5790 0952-3987 |
DOI: | 10.1080/09523987.2017.1362795 |
Popis: | Infographics are a visualisation tool that can be used to improve retention, comprehension and appeal of complex concepts. The rise of infographic use in education has facilitated new forms of application and design of these tools. Instructor-provided summary infographics are a new form of infographic, whereby key learning objectives and content are summarised in graphical form at the end of a lesson. However, it is unknown whether these types of infographics can support learning in online environments. This exploratory research investigates student perceptions, retention, applications and activity generation of instructor-provided summary infographics in a massive online learning environment. Using both post-course learner survey data (n = 1,899) and text mining analysis (n = 72,490 words), results present how learners perceived instructor-provided summary infographics as useful and appealing for retaining, clarifying and understanding learning concepts. The research contributes a novel understan... |
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