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Sobel, Kiley; Kovacs, Geza; McQuillen, Galen; Cross, Andrew; Chandrasekaran, Nirupama; Riche, Nathalie Henry; Cutrell, Ed; Morris, Meredith Ringel

doi:10.1145/2998181.2998231

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“…Shared Interactions. Shared and collaborative interactions with peers are an important and beneficial element of elementary school classroom activities [22,29,36], and they often occur spontaneously [1,9,24]. In the context of visualization where multiple visual mappings of a single data set are possible, peer discussion and reflection can facilitate visualization literacy.…”

Section: Visualization Tools For Childrenmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…We contribute to research on digital technologies and visual interfaces for children to be used in educational settings (e.g., [1,17,23,36]) by investigating how to digitally support free-form visualization creation with elementary school children and the visualization processes this approach enables. Our research is informed by the fields of education (including educational technologies) and visualization.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Construct-A-Vis: Exploring the Free-Form Visualization Processes of Children

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Zagermann

Pfeil

et al. 2019

IEEE Trans. Visual. Comput. Graphics

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Building data analysis skills is part of modern elementary school curricula. Recent research has explored how to facilitate children's understanding of visual data representations through completion exercises which highlight links between concrete and abstract mappings. This approach scaffolds visualization activities by presenting a target visualization to children. But how can we engage children in more free-form visual data mapping exercises that are driven by their own mapping ideas? How can we scaffold a creative exploration of visualization techniques and mapping possibilities? We present Construct-A-Vis, a tablet-based tool designed to explore the feasibility of free-form and constructive visualization activities with elementary school children. Construct-A-Vis provides adjustable levels of scaffolding visual mapping processes. It can be used by children individually or as part of collaborative activities. Findings from a study with elementary school children using Construct-A-Vis individually and in pairs highlight the potential of this free-form constructive approach, as visible in children's diverse visualization outcomes and their critical engagement with the data and mapping processes. Based on our study findings we contribute insights into the design of free-form visualization tools for children, including the role of tool-based scaffolding mechanisms and shared interactions to guide visualization activities with children.

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