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Diagrams in the UK National School Curriculum
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posted on 2023-06-07, 21:29 authored by Grecia Garcia GarciaGrecia Garcia Garcia, Richard CoxWe review the use of diagrams in theUKNational School Curriculum (NC) and assess it in the light of current research on childrens graph comprehension. It is noted that some diagrams are very ubiquitous (e.g. illustrations and bar graphs) whereas other representations which are potentially appropriate for younger children (e.g. hierarchies) are relatively rarely used. We also query some of the teaching practices advocated in the NC in that, for example, diagrammatic representations are conflated with figurative illustrations (pictographs). Suggestions for improving the NC are offered in the conclusion.
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Publication status
- Published
Publisher
SpringerIssue
LNAI 5Volume
LecturPages
4.0Presentation Type
- paper
Event name
Diagrammatic Representation and Inference - Fifth International Conference on the Theory and Application of DiagramsEvent location
Herrsching, GermanyEvent type
conferenceDepartment affiliated with
- Informatics Publications
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