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Evaluating the Impact of a Constructivist Approach to Treemap Literacy

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Constructivist learning is based on the principle that learners construct knowledge based on their prior knowledge and experiences. We explored the impact of a constructivist approach to introduce students to the Treemaps visualization technique. We developed software that helps students understand Treemaps using a synchronized, multiview, interactive node-link representation of the same data. While students in both groups-the ones who used the node-link diagram with the Treemaps and the ones who used only the interactive Treemaps-demonstrated significant improvement in learning, students who only interacted with the Treemaps representation performed better on a variety of tasks related to reading and interpreting Treemaps.

Source: IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications

DOI: 10.1109/mcg.2024.3475188

Authors: Elif E. Firat, Chandana Srinivas, Colm Lang, Bhumika Srinivas, Robert S. Laramee, Alark P. Joshi

Institutions: Cukurova University, University of San Francisco, University of Nottingham

Language: English

Topic: Data Visualization and Analytics

Subfield: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4409426112

FWCI: 0.362

Cites: 8

Cited by: 1

Related to: 10