Visual Context and Relevance in Life Cycle Diagrams

Matthew Wood; Susan Stocklmayer

doi:10.29333/ijese/9154

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Matthew Wood ¹ ² ^* , Susan Stocklmayer ²

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¹ University of Tsukuba, JAPAN² Australian National University, AUSTRALIA^* Corresponding Author

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Graphics, graphs, diagrams, and visual representations of information play an integral role in science education and communication settings. The production of such graphics involves hundreds of design decisions, from content and layout to colour and illustration style, and any of these decisions has the potential to influence viewer’s experience and interpretation. While many studies have examined the influence of design on information transfer, comprehension, recall and so on, less attention has been given to affective impacts. In this study, we examined the impact of visual context in a biology life cycle diagram on viewers’ perception of relevance, sense of concern, and others. Results indicated that the presence of a contextual background in the diagram was associated with higher perception of relevance (related to personal experience). Context may also correlate with greater concern, though further research is needed to confirm this.

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Affect
relevance
visual context
diagram design

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Wood, M., & Stocklmayer, S. (2021). Visual Context and Relevance in Life Cycle Diagrams. Interdisciplinary Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 17(1), e2224. https://doi.org/10.29333/ijese/9154

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Wood M, Stocklmayer S. Visual Context and Relevance in Life Cycle Diagrams. INTERDISCIP J ENV SCI ED. 2021;17(1):e2224. https://doi.org/10.29333/ijese/9154

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Wood, Matthew, and Susan Stocklmayer. "Visual Context and Relevance in Life Cycle Diagrams". Interdisciplinary Journal of Environmental and Science Education 2021 17 no. 1 (2021): e2224. https://doi.org/10.29333/ijese/9154

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Wood, Matthew et al. "Visual Context and Relevance in Life Cycle Diagrams". Interdisciplinary Journal of Environmental and Science Education, vol. 17, no. 1, 2021, e2224. https://doi.org/10.29333/ijese/9154