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Marilyn Ostergren dissertation:
How scientists develop competence in
visual communication
Teaching/Learning
Determining teaching and learning
strategies that produce the desired
skills and knowledge
Knowledge & Skills
Identifying forms of knowledge and
skills used to create impactful visuals
Impactful Visuals
Defining characteristics of successful
science and engineering visuals
Desired Impact
Understanding the work done by
visuals in science and engineering
Enhance Cognition
Enable Comprehension
Facilitate Communication
Maximize reliance on Visual Perception
Minimize demands on Working Memory
Optimize activated Schemas
Follow an Appropriate Aesthetic
Design thinking
Design principles
Design strategies
Design repertoire
Visual sensitivity
Self awareness
knowledge of:
Guidelines
Conventions
Audience
Representation
Human vision
Direct Instruction
Critique/Feedback
Exposure to good design
Exposure to design process
Exposure to audience
Encouragement to experiment
Expert modeling
Findings synthesized from the literature and interviews with scientists and engineers
in 4 areas:
THEMES