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ERIC Number: EJ1425643
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 23
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1051-144X
EISSN: EISSN-2379-6529
A Bibliometric Exploration of Infographics as Tools for Visual Literacy in Education
Paula Marcelle; Okan Arslan; Aishat Balogun; Monalisa Dash
Journal of Visual Literacy, v43 n2 p173-195 2024
The purpose of this paper is to examine how infographics are used in the dynamics of designing or creating in the teaching and learning process. Utilising a bibliometric approach and content analysis, we examined a sample of 760 documents from the Web of Science and Scopus databases with no lower time limit until November 2023. The analyses aimed to identify trends, including main topics, authors, sources, most cited articles, institutional affiliations, and countries in the literature. This bibliometric approach allows for the observation of trends in the educational application of promoting visual literacy through students' design or creation of infographics in formal and informal learning settings. Initial publications emerged in 2007, gaining momentum from 2014 to the present. The most prolific fields were medical science, chemistry, and computer science. This investigation shows that educational institutions could employ infographics beyond present boundaries to prepare students--particularly Generation Alpha, digital natives--for a data-driven society. Institutions should expand their use of infographics to improve visual literacy and address the changing educational requirements of students in a dynamic learning environment. Overall, this paper provides insights into the readiness of educators and institutions to engage Generation Alpha, the digital natives, through visual literacy and infographics.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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