The Use of Visual Tools in the Academic Research Process: A Literature Review

Renfro, Crystal

doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2017.02.004

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“…Also, visual variables have a crucial role in understanding reading performance and its significance in the history and contemporary practice of typography. Some authors investigate how visual factors affect readability, including how letters and words are perceived and how continuously reading text is read [10], [11]. The size and shape of printed symbols were studied, and it's concluded that these variables determine the legibility of text and there is present evidence supporting the hypothesis that the distribution of print sizes falls within the psychophysically defined range of fluent print size, i.e.…”

Section: Mhci 110-2mentioning

confidence: 99%

Behavioral Differences And Impact Of Lowercase And Uppercase Letters On Reading Performance

Teixeira,

Sónia,

Antunes

et al. 2023

World Congress on Electrical Engineering and Computer Systems and Science

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The aim of this work is to understand the impact of lowercase letters and uppercase letters in terms of reading. Four sessions were held in which subjects are aged from 15 to 59 years old. Of the 19 participants with a mean age of 26.52 years (SD=13.14), to understand which letters (lowercase versus uppercase) presents a shorter reading time and higher levels of calmness, considering two different complexity texts (children and scientific) in two different forms of interaction (paper reading and screen reading). Several tests were carried out to ensure the intended result in order to comprehend the influence of various visual variables because of a more precise reading process. Four variables were examined using various sensors, including the Brain Computer Interaction (BCI) device, to measure heart rate activity (HRA) and levels of brain activity (active, neutral, and calm). The number of errors, the reading time, the heart rate variability and the calmness, active and neutral levels were considered. Our findings demonstrate that depending on the type of letters (lowercase versus uppercase), and the type of text (scientific versus children's text), and the reading text presentation (paper or screen), the visual variables have a different effect on reading performance.

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Section: Mhci 110-2mentioning

confidence: 99%

Behavioral Differences And Impact Of Lowercase And Uppercase Letters On Reading Performance

Teixeira,

Sónia,

Antunes

et al. 2023

World Congress on Electrical Engineering and Computer Systems and Science

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“…In conclusion, Colosimo and Fitzgibbons (2012) stated that "concept maps can be used to organize personal and institutional knowledge, provide structure to collaborative activities and organize electronic documents and resources" (p. 11). There is a more recent study by Renfro (2017) on the potential use of visual tools and the current state of academic literature about knowledge mapping. In the article, Renfro (2017) pointed out that librarians build careers on their ability to synthesize knowledge, and, therefore, are well-positioned to help introduce tools, such as mind mapping and concept mapping, for knowledge manipulation and visualization to students and faculty.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…There is a more recent study by Renfro (2017) on the potential use of visual tools and the current state of academic literature about knowledge mapping. In the article, Renfro (2017) pointed out that librarians build careers on their ability to synthesize knowledge, and, therefore, are well-positioned to help introduce tools, such as mind mapping and concept mapping, for knowledge manipulation and visualization to students and faculty. However, "the literature is surprisingly sparse on the topic of librarians who use visual mapping tools in their work" (p. 98).…”

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Knowledge map: a creative visual path to library guides and resources

Liu

2020

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Purpose This paper aims to indicate that library guides seem to be unfamiliar to most students or not easy to find or use. Some improvements have been made by embedding the guides in the learning management system or promoting the guides in formal library instructional classes. Are there other ways to promote or improve the use of library guides? The author proposes an exploratory visual solution to minimize this gap between library users and library guides. Design/methodology/approach Guided by the cognitive load theory, the proposed solution is a knowledge map created with Freeplane. The proposal is illustrated by comparing a sample knowledge map with its content source, a subject guide in LibGuides, via three browsing paths in locating a recommended database for a particular course on the sample subject guide website. Findings The knowledge map can display contents in different ways and provide a simple and visual layout with direct access to the library resources, which may help lessen users’ intrinsic cognitive load, minimize extraneous load or promote germane load. The map can also be beneficial to librarians for preparing teaching materials or guides management. Practical implications The proposed solution can be implemented with Freeplane based on existing library guides or created from scratch. Originality/value The proposed solution addresses a gap in the library field, where the use of knowledge maps for library services is overlooked.

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“…The literature investigates how visual factors affect readability, including how letters and words are perceived and how continuously reading text is read [9]- [11]]. The size and shape of printed symbols were studied, and it's concluded that these variables determine the legibility of text and there is present evidence supporting the hypothesis that the distribution of print sizes falls within the psychophysically defined range of fluent print size, i.e.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…There is also an important result described in which there were no significant differences in serif vs. sans serif fonts: serif reading was only slightly faster [12]. It is MHCI 107-2 fundamental to determine the shapes of both letters and words to understand the characteristic aspects of the words and to be able to read the text continuously with accuracy, ease, speed and understanding [9].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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The Influence of Line Length: A Pilot Study

Teixeira,

Brito-Costa,

Antunes

et al. 2023

World Congress on Electrical Engineering and Computer Systems and Science

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The aim of this work is to understand the impact of typography on humans in terms of reading. Several tests were carried out to achieve the proposed objective of understanding the influence of different visual variables to ensure a more precise reading process. Four variables were studied using various sensors, such as the Brain Computer Interaction (BCI) device, to measure brain activity (active, neutral, and calm) and heart rate activity (HRA). The reading time and the number of errors were also considered. The results show that the visual variables have a different impact considering the type of text (scientific and children's text) as well as the reading medium (paper or screen). In addition, the results show that preferences vary according to the type of visual variables as predicted and as confirmed by the measurements taken during the reading process. However, oddly enough, the participants when questioned during the survey, their answers were not coincident by the measurement results. For this reason, this empirical study in interaction design is important as a future reference approach to the perceptibility and readability of text. On the other hand, the use of BCI and HRA parameters is not widely described in the literature. So, this paper allowed to perceive and identify the most adaptable typographic parameters both in the type of text and in the reading medium.

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The Use of Visual Tools in the Academic Research Process: A Literature Review

Cited by 9 publications

References 15 publications

Behavioral Differences And Impact Of Lowercase And Uppercase Letters On Reading Performance

Behavioral Differences And Impact Of Lowercase And Uppercase Letters On Reading Performance

Knowledge map: a creative visual path to library guides and resources

The Influence of Line Length: A Pilot Study

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