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<p>Logical pictures, such as graphs and charts are an important part of instruction, not only in economic education. Learning with these logical pictures might be beneficial under appropriate conditions, however, domain-specific and visualization-specific challenges might impede learning. In this paper, we study the use of logical pictures in secondary economic education learning material and in economics teaching. In a mixed-method approach, we first analyze 450 logical pictures and propose a category system which distinguishes between the form of a logical picture as well as its domain-specificity. In a second step, we conducted teacher interviews with economic teachers. Results show that logical pictures are used frequently in textbooks, with graphs occurring more often than charts. The interview findings support the relevance of graphs and charts for instruction and provide information about the necessary student abilities and their challenges when working with different logical pictures in economic education from the teacher’s perspective.</p>
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Logical pictures, such as graphs and charts are an important part of instruction, not only in economic education. Learning with these logical pictures might be beneficial under appropriate conditions, however, domain-specific and visualization-specific challenges might impede learning. In this paper, we study the use of logical pictures in secondary economic education learning material and in economics teaching. In a mixed-method approach, we first analyze 450 logical pictures and propose a category system which distinguishes between the form of a logical picture as well as its domain-specificity. In a second step, we conducted teacher interviews with economic teachers. Results show that logical pictures are used frequently in textbooks, with graphs occurring more often than charts. The interview findings support the relevance of graphs and charts for instruction and provide information about the necessary student abilities and their challenges when working with different logical pictures in economic education from the teacher’s perspective.

Logical pictures in secondary economic education: textbook analysis and teacher perception

Research in Subject-matter Teaching and Learning (RISTAL)

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Logical pictures, such as graphs and charts are an important part of instruction, not only in economic education. Learning with these logical pictures might be...

Logical pictures in secondary economic education: textbook analysis and teacher perception

Published Online: Jul 11, 2022

Page range: 86 - 107

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23770/rt1836

Keywords
visual representations, logical pictures, graphs, charts, diagrams, secondary economic education, Germany

© 2022 Malte Ring et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Logical pictures in secondary economic education: textbook analysis and teacher perception

Published Online: Jul 11, 2022

Page range: 86 - 107

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23770/rt1836

Keywordsvisual representations, logical pictures, graphs, charts, diagrams, secondary economic education, Germany

© 2022 Malte Ring et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Keywords
visual representations, logical pictures, graphs, charts, diagrams, secondary economic education, Germany