The use of information visualization for the development of imaginative thinking

UDC 37.01

DOI 10.20339/AM.08-23.059

Viktor Ya. Gelman, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Professor of Department of Medical Informatics and Physics at North-West State Medical University n.a. I.I. Mechnikov, St. Petersburg, e-mail: Viktor.Gelman@szgmu.ru

Imaginative thinking surpasses verbal-logical thinking in terms of speed, volume of stored information and the duration of its storage. Therefore, when solving various problems, imaginative thinking has significant advantages. However, when teaching students of non-artistic specialties, often insufficient attention is paid to the effective use of imaginative thinking in professional activities. At the same time, thanks to the use of computer and information technologies, the possibilities of data visualization have grown significantly. In the present work, possible ways of developing imaginative thinking in teaching students of non-artistic specialties using data visualization methods are investigated. The methodological basis of the study was the analysis of scientific publications and generalized practical experience in identifying the main ways of using information visualization for the development of imaginative thinking in the learning process. The article discusses the main modern methods of research visualization and possible ways of using information visualization for the development of imaginative thinking. It is shown that in order to increase the efficiency of using this thinking in professional activities, in the learning process it is necessary to pay more attention to the analysis of the visual presentation of data, as well as teaching the active use of research visualization methods and, in particular, infographics and dashboards.

Keywords: imaginative thinking, information visualization, education, non-artistic specialties, university, infographics, dashboard.

References

1. Anderson, D. Cognitive psychology. St. Petersburg: Peter. 2002. 496 p.

2. Auzan, A.A. Digital economy: human factor. 2019. URL: https://polit.ru/article/2019/06/25/auzan/ (accessed on: 03.05.2023).

3. Gelman, V.Ya., Dmitrieva, E.S., Nemirovskaya, A.V. Psychoacoustic testing using computer technologies. Fiziologiya cheloveka. 1998. V. 24. No. 2. P. 128–130.

4. Gostev, A.A. Psychology of the secondary image. Moscow: Institut Psikhologii RAN, 2007. 512 p.

5. Dmitrieva, E.S., Anderson, M.N., Gelman, V.Ya. Comparative study of visual and auditory perception of emotions by children of primary school age. Eksperimental’naya psikhologiya. 2016. V. 9. No. 1. P. 38–52. DOI: 10.17759/exppsy.2016090104

6. Nikulina, T.V. The use of infographics in the educational process of preparing masters of pedagogy. Pedagogicheskoye obrazovanie v Rossii. 2017. No. 6. P. 92–97.

7. Pavlenkovich, O.B., Voronina, A.V. Aspects of the development of figurative thinking among students of art specialties. Problemy sovremennogo pedagogicheskogo obrazovaniya. 2020. No. 68-3. P. 223–225.

8. Pichugina, G.A. The role of figurative thinking in raising the level of education. Scientific Vector of the Balkans. 2020. V. 4. No. 4 (10). P. 20–23.

9. Polyakova, E.V. Application of methods and methods of visual thinking in modern education. Izvestiya Yuzhnogo federal’nogo universiteta. Tekhnicheskiye nauki. 2012. No. 2. P. 120–128.

10. Website: Pinterest.com. URL: https://ru.pinterest.com/pin/799811215062258878/ (accessed on: 03.05.2023).

11. Simakova, S.I., Fedotovsky, V.V. Infographics: past, present, future. Znak: problemnoye pole mediaobrazovaniya. 2016. No. 3 (20). P. 13–25.

12. Solso, R. Cognitive psychology. St. Petersburg: Peter. 2006. 589 p.

13. Tufte, E. Representation of information. Graphics Press. 1990. 120 p. URL: https://libking.ru/books/nonf-/design/1091657-tafti-edvard-predstavlenie... (accessed on: 03.05.2023). (In Rus.)

14. Tikhomirov, O.K. Psychology of thinking: Textbook. Moscow: Moscow University Press, 1984. 272 p.

15. Khubiev, A.I., Urusova, M.Yu., Batchaeva, Z.S. Formation of figurative thinking as a means of increasing the efficiency of professional training of future designers of the urban environment. Problemy sovremennogo pedagogicheskogo obrazovaniya. 2022. No. 75-1. P. 231–235.

16. Yakimanskaya, I.S. The main directions of research of figurative thinking. Voprosy psikhologii. 1985. V. 5. P. 5–16.

17. Lankow, J., Ritchie, J., Crooks, R. Infographics: The Power of Visual Storytelling. Wiley, 2012. 264 p.

18. Newsom, D., Haynes, J. Public Relations Writing: Form and Style. Boston, MA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2011. 481 p.

19. Paivio, A. Mental representations: A Dual Coding Approach (Oxford Psychology Series, 9). Oxford. England: Oxford University Press. 1986. 336 p.

20. Park, Y., Jo, I.H. Development of the learning analytics dashboard to support students’ learning performance. Journal of Universal Computer Science. 2015. V. 21. No. 1. P. 110–118.