How can visualisation principles be used to support knowledge transfer in teaching and learning?

Abstract

Visualisation has proven benefits in supporting knowledge transfer. Furthermore, it can enable learners to become co-creators rather than only consumers of knowledge. Technological advancements have made visualisation more accessible as a mechanism to improve teaching and learning but theorisation and best practices are lacking. This study aims to investigate the usefulness of knowledge visualisation principles for improving knowledge presentation and demonstrating knowledge transfer by high school learners. A design-based research methodology is applied which required the creation and evaluation of guidelines (artefacts) in order to assess the effects of knowledge visualisation principles while visualising. The results indicate that some of the knowledge visualisation principles extracted from literature could improve knowledge transfer in secondary school education. The contribution of this paper is to propose a set of validated knowledge visualisation guidelines towards the theory and practice of using knowledge visualisation in teaching and learning.