Do graph readers prefer the graph type most suited to a given task? Insights from eye tracking.

Autor/inn/en	Strobel, Benjamin; Saß, Steffani; Lindner, Marlit Annalena; Köller, Olaf
Titel	Do graph readers prefer the graph type most suited to a given task? Insights from eye tracking.
Quelle	In: Journal of Eye Movement Research, 9 (2016) 4, S. 1-15 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1995-8692
DOI	10.16910/jemr.9.4.4
URN	urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-126861
Schlagwörter	Verstehen; Augenbewegung; Diagramm; Verstehen; Präferenz; Grafische Darstellung; Augenbewegung; Diagramm; Grafische Darstellung; Präferenz
Abstract	Research on graph comprehension suggests that point differences are easier to read in bar graphs, while trends are easier to read in line graphs. But are graph readers able to detect and use the most suited graph type for a given task? In this study, we applied a dual repre-sentation paradigm and eye tracking methodology to determine graph readers' preferential processing of bar and line graphs while solving both point difference and trend tasks. Data were analyzed using linear mixed-effects models. Results show that participants shifted their graph preference depending on the task type and refined their preference over the course of the graph task. Implications for future research are discussed. (IPN/Orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2017/2