The move from learning science from representations to learning science with
representations has many potential and undocumented complexities. This thematic analysis …

The perceptual and cognitive processing demands involved in comprehending complex
animations can pose considerable challenges to learners. There is a tendency for learners …

This paper investigates how textbook design may influence students' visual attention to
graphics, photos and text in current geography textbooks. Eye tracking, a visual method of …

Scientific knowledge is constructed and communicated through a range of forms in addition
to verbal language. Maps, graphs, charts, diagrams, formulae, models, and drawings are …

In contrast to literacy and numeracy, graphicacy is under-explored. Yet it is not only linked to
fundamental cognitive abilities, but is also important in all areas of instruction. This paper …

Pictorial representations can play a pivotal role in both printed and digital learning material.
Although there has been extensive research on cognitive techniques and strategies for …

Science is multimodal-both scientists and students learning science use representations
including text, diagrams, graphs, formulas, and symbols to construct knowledge and …

The present study investigated children's understanding development of multiple graphics,
here paired conventions commonly used in primary school textbooks. Paired graphics …

This study explored grade 12 learners' graphical efficacy when solving problems involving
trigonometric graphs. A structured test consisting of five trigonometric problems, with …

When textbooks were textbooks Since the introduction of movable type, the printed word has
been the dominant means by which educators have presented to-be-learned information to …