Transcript 3M Corporation, 2001 What is Data Visualisation?

Data Visualisation
By
Best Practices Foundation
Brain and Processing Visuals
Visual aids in classrooms
improve learning by up to
400% 3M Corporation, 2001
The brain
processes visuals
in 250 milliseconds
Neurons responsible for visual
activity take up approximately
30% of our total grey matter,
while neurons for touch &
hearing only 8% & 3% - The
Power of Infographics by Mark
Smiciklas
Approximately 50% of
our brain is dedicated
(directly or indirectly) to
visual functions
90 percent of information
that comes to the brain is
visual. – Hyerle, 2000
The brain processes
visual information
60,000 faster than text. 3M Corporation, 2001
What is Data Visualisation?
• A pictorial representation or display of data
• May take the form of an animation, a cloud, a
map, a chart, or a simple picture
• Created by mashing up a data source (or
sources)
Source:
https://wikis.uit.tufts.edu/confluence/display/UITKnowledgebase/Data+Visual
ization
What is Data Visualisation?
Source: http://www.edudemic.com/what-are-infographics-do-they-really-help/
Importance of Data Visualisation
It conveys a message in a
simple way
Importance of Data Visualisation
• Provides a good summary
of information, data, &
concepts
• Helps to maintain focus
Importance of Data Visualisation
• Breaks down concepts
• Makes it simple and easy
to understand
• Improves decision making
Importance of Data Visualisation
• Takes less time to
understand and read
through
• Tackle the growing
volume of data
Importance of Data Visualisation
It is creative
Some Examples
Mahila Sanghas (SHGs)
Teachers Forum for Child Rights
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Mainstream &
institutionalize quality &
compulsory education
Create awareness of RTE
Provide training to other
community groups
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Discuss child
related issues in
meetings
Be involved in
labour abolition
drives
Youth Groups
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Child Rights Protection
Forums
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Monitoring
Resolving problems
related to children’s
needs
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Gram Panchayats
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Mobilise local resources
Presurring government to
provide mandated
infrastructure & resources
Participate in campaigns
against child labour &
children’s education
Train youth groups on
RTE, child rights, child
marriage, child labour &
RTI
Children’s Committees
To encourage
children to
participate in school
School Management
Committees
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Conduct CCE
Negotiate with school
authorities
Some Examples
Some supporting facts
Makes it easier to remember things
• 65% of people are visual learners
• People following instructions with a
visual element perform 323% better
than those without
• 40% of people respond better to visuals
information than to plain text
• 99% of all sensory data gets filtered out
of the brain immediately. Visual data is
in the 1% that remains
Some supporting facts
The Rise of Infographics
200 %
2 Years
Years
In just 2 years
infographic search
volumes has increased
200 %
Percent
In Conclusion…
Do you think this dog
is friendly?
Would you pet it?