Graphical systems

This database provides resources on systems in which the main modality of interaction and information display is pictorial, graphical or diagrammatic e.g. interactive diagrams, visual programming environments for younger students.

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Title/Author(s)/Date  Description  Type/URL 
1 Static and animated presentations in learning dynamic mechanical systems Boucheix, J-M. & Schneider, E. (2009) Learning & Instruction paper Studied learning outcomes from static and animated presentations of mechanical pulley system. journal paper
2 DeFT: A conceptual framework for considering learning with multiple representations. Ainsworth, S. (2006) Learning & Instruction paper Presents a framework for conceptualising various combinations of external (graphical) representations (MERs) journal paper
3 Spatial Reasoning With External Visualizations: What Matters Is What You See, Not Whether You Interact. Keehner, M. et al. (2008) Cognitive Science journal paper active control of a computer visualization does not necessarily enhance task performance but seeing the most task-relevant information does regardless of whether the information is obtained actively or passively. journal paper
4 Analytical reasoning with multiple external representations. Cox, R. (1996) University of Edinburgh DPhil thesis. Describes switchERI and switchERII TEL systems which administer analytical reasoning problems and provide a range of external representation (diagram) construction environments for the subject to choose from, construct diagrams with and switch between. PhD thesis (pdf)
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