TY - JOUR
T1 - The Role of Abstraction in Scientific Illustration
T2 - Implications for Pedagogy
AU - Mishra, Punyashloke B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 1999/1/1
Y1 - 1999/1/1
N2 - Abstraction is an important technique used in the creation and interpretation of scieneific illustrations. However, educational research has not fully explored the manner in which scientific illustrations are developed and used. This paper develops a framework for the study of scientific illustrations from three perspectives: (a) research into students’ misconceptions; (b) psychology of art; and (c) sociology of scientific knowledge. Examples from a variety of domains are used to develop an argument for the theory-laden nature of illustrations.
AB - Abstraction is an important technique used in the creation and interpretation of scieneific illustrations. However, educational research has not fully explored the manner in which scientific illustrations are developed and used. This paper develops a framework for the study of scientific illustrations from three perspectives: (a) research into students’ misconceptions; (b) psychology of art; and (c) sociology of scientific knowledge. Examples from a variety of domains are used to develop an argument for the theory-laden nature of illustrations.
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U2 - 10.1080/23796529.1999.11674549
DO - 10.1080/23796529.1999.11674549
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78649695077
SN - 1051-144X
VL - 19
SP - 139
EP - 158
JO - Journal of Visual Literacy
JF - Journal of Visual Literacy
IS - 2
ER -