Exploring the Effect of Animation and Progressive Revealing on Diagrammatic Problem Solving
We conducted eye-tracking studies of subjects solving the problem of finding shortest paths in a graph using a known procedure (Dijkstra’s algorithm). The goal of these studies was to investigate how people reason about and solve graphically presented problems. First, we compared performance when th...
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Published in | Diagrammatic Representation and Inference pp. 226 - 240 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Book Chapter Conference Proceeding |
Language | English |
Published |
Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2006
Springer |
Series | Lecture Notes in Computer Science |
Subjects | |
Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | We conducted eye-tracking studies of subjects solving the problem of finding shortest paths in a graph using a known procedure (Dijkstra’s algorithm). The goal of these studies was to investigate how people reason about and solve graphically presented problems. First, we compared performance when the graphical display was animated to when the display was static. Second, we compared performance when the display was initially sparse, with detailed information being progressively revealed, to when the display presented all information simultaneously. Results suggest that while animation of the procedure or algorithm does not improve accuracy, animation coupled with progressively revealing objects of interest on the display does improve accuracy and other process measures of problem solving. |
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ISBN: | 9783540356233 3540356231 |
ISSN: | 0302-9743 1611-3349 |
DOI: | 10.1007/11783183_31 |