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Cognitive Processes in Comprehension of Visual Representations: Art, Diagrams, Graphs, and Models

Sun, April 15, 8:15 to 9:45am, Sheraton Wall Centre, Floor: Third Level, South Pavilion Ballroom C

Session Submission Type: Symposium

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In the present symposium, we present results from laboratory and experimental, think-aloud, eye tracking, and questionnaire research on students’ comprehension of various visual representations, including Art, Diagrams, Graphs, and Models with the aim of fostering a dialogue about common and unique aspects of cognitive processing when readers attempt to comprehend information from these representations. On the one hand, all visual representations draw on certain common cognitive processes, such as directing visual attention to appropriate portions of the representation, activating relevant topic-specific background knowledge, making bridging inferences between background knowledge and information from the representation(s), and co-ordinating the visual and verbal portions of representations. On the other hand, each representational type may require certain representation-specific skills, as analyzed in the papers.

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