Construct and Play: Engaging Students with Visualizations through Playful Methods.

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Authors

KEJSTOVÁ Magdaléna STOIBER Christina BOUCHER Magdalena KANDLHOFER Martin KRIGLSTEIN Simone AIGNER Wolfgang

Year of publication 2023
Type Article in Proceedings
Conference In Companion Proceedings of the Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play (CHI PLAY Companion '23)
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Faculty of Informatics

Citation
Web https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3573382.3616082
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3573382.3616082
Keywords Playful Methods;Visualization Literacy;Visualization Activities
Description This paper describes a playful constructive visualization workshop for students aged 9 to 15. The workshop aims to explore how using playful elements, such as LEGO® bricks, physical building blocks, or paper and colored pencils, can increase students’ engagement in exploring data through the construction of visualizations. The paper also discusses related work in visualization education and playful teaching methods, such as constructive exercises using plastic tokens or LEGO® bricks. Playful learning environments can enhance student motivation and produce the joy of learning. Constructing visualizations manually using playful materials can help students better understand data and interpret visualizations by providing a tangible “object to think” with.
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