Teacher Thoughts on Infographics as Alternative Assessment: A Post-Secondary Educational Exploration

<p>This qualitative phenomenological case study is designed to investigate the learning outcomes, lived experiences, and perceptions of eight post-secondary teachers participating in a sketch-based infographic development training program. This research is designed to assess the viability of infographics as a learning and assessment strategy, providing insight into the application of infographics to the post-secondary education environment, and informing the development of an instructional and assessment model with prescriptive conditions for usage and training. This research provides much needed empirical support for specific applications of visualization tools in the post-secondary learning environment with a specific focus on teacher perspectives providing additional insight into visual skill development, learning environment considerations, training requirements and support implications associated with infographics. This study revealed five (5) major themes associated with the use of infographics as alternative assessment in post-secondary education. These five interconnected themes include Using Infographics, Teaching Infographics, Developing Infographics, Assessing with Infographics and Infographics and Learning. A prescriptive model and approach for using, teaching, developing, and assessing infographics in post-secondary educational settings is presented. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Grantor dc:publisher

Eastern Kentucky University

Year

2017

Author dc:creator

• Gover, Glen Bruce

• Alternative Assessment
• Creative Assessment
• Infographics
• Non-traditional Assessment
• Visual learning
• Visual thinking
• Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
• Higher Education

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2017 Glen Bruce Gover

Repository record dc:identifier

https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/449

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:encompass.eku.edu:etd-1447