Facilitating Understanding of Movements in Dynamic Visualizations: an Embodied Perspective |
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Authors: | Bj?rn B de Koning and Huib K Tabbers |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Psychology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Woudestein T13-26, P.O. Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, the Netherlands |
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Abstract: | Learners studying mechanical or technical processes via dynamic visualizations often fail to build an accurate mental representation
of the system’s movements. Based on embodied theories of cognition assuming that action, perception, and cognition are closely
intertwined, this paper proposes that the learning effectiveness of dynamic visualizations could be enhanced by grounding
the movements of the presentation in people’s own bodily experiences during learning. We discuss recent research on embodied
cognition and provide specific strategies for how the body can be used to ground movements during the learning process: (1)
making or observing gestures, (2) manipulating and interacting with objects, (3) using body metaphors, and (4) using eye movements
as retrieval cues. Implications for the design of dynamic visualizations as well as directions for future research are presented. |
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