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The Relationship between Graph Comprehension and Spatial Imagery: Support for an Integrative Theory of Graph Cognition

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Diagrammatic Representation and Inference (Diagrams 2008)

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Trickett and Trafton [7,8] suggested an integrative model of graph comprehension that accounts for the role that spatial cognition plays in comprehension. This paper presents a preliminarily examination of spatial and object imagery abilities in relation to Trickett and Trafton’s three levels of graph comprehension [8]. Results confirmed Trickett and Trafton’s levels of comprehension and suggested that spatial imagers have higher levels of graph comprehension.

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Stewart, B.M., Hunter, A.C., Best, L.A. (2008). The Relationship between Graph Comprehension and Spatial Imagery: Support for an Integrative Theory of Graph Cognition. In: Stapleton, G., Howse, J., Lee, J. (eds) Diagrammatic Representation and Inference. Diagrams 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 5223. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-87730-1_52

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