Paper Info
Title
How spatial layout, interactivity, and persistent visibility affect learning with large displays
Abstract
Visualizations often use spatial representations to aid understanding, but it is unclear what properties of a spatial information presentation are most important to effectively support cognitive processing. This research explores how spatial layout and view control impact learning and investigates the role of persistent visibility when working with large displays. We performed a controlled experiment with a learning activity involving memory and comprehension of a visually represented story. We compared performance between a slideshow-type presentation on a single monitor and a spatially distributed presentation among multiple monitors. We also varied the method of view control (automatic vs. interactive). Additionally, to separate effects due to location or persistent visibility with a spatially distributed layout, we controlled whether all story images could always be seen or if only one image could be viewed at a time. With the distributed layouts, participants maintained better memory of the associated locations where information was presented. However, learning scores were significantly better for the slideshow presentation than for the distributed layout when only one image could be viewed at a time.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1145/2254556.2254576
AVI
Keywords
Field
DocType
slideshow presentation,spatial layout,slideshow-type presentation,better memory,large display,spatial representation,controlled experiment,view control,story image,spatial information presentation,persistent visibility,interactivity,spatial information,memory,cognitive process
Spatial analysis,Interactivity,Visibility,Computer science,Human–computer interaction,Controlled experiment,Cognition,Multimedia,Comprehension
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.35
10
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Eric D. Ragan133330.08
Alex Endert297452.18
Doug Bowman32681194.49
Francis Quek4606.56