University students achieved a significantly higher correct rate answering data questions with data comics than with conventional visualisations¶
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q3 i3 Participants' correct rate was significantly higher in the data comics condition (median = 0.750) than the conventional visualisation condition (median = 0.333), with a large effect. → Zirui Shan 2026
Evidence¶
Zirui Shan 2026¶
Zirui Shan, Vanessa Echeverria, Yuheng Li, Yi-Shan Tsai, and Roberto Martinez-Maldonado. (2026). Data Comics for Education: Evaluating Effectiveness, Benefits, and the Ethics of AI-Assisted Creation. https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.02361 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2607.02361
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Within-subjects comparison study (Study Part 3) in which 60 students answered questions about four matched pairs of visualisations, each participant serving as their own control with counterbalanced order. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test showed DC "indicating a large effect (U= 1705.5,Z= 5.143,p <0.001,r= 0.664)".
"participants achieved a significantly higherCorrectRatewith DC (median = 0.750, IQR = 0.333) than with CV (median = 0.333, IQR = 0.333), indicating a large effect (U= 1705.5,Z= 5.143,p <0.001,r= 0.664)"
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Related Claims¶
- Data comics outperformed conventional visualisations on both information retrieval and comprehension tasks, with the largest gains in comprehension, particularly multiple-insight questions — related
- Students perceived data comics as more accessible, more engaging, and easier to retain information from than conventional visualisations — related
- Visualisation literacy positively predicts task accuracy in both conditions, and data comics show no equalising effect for lower-literacy students — related
- Information retrieval questions were consistently easier than comprehension questions across both visualisation formats — related
- Two-thirds of students reported limitations of data comics: information overload, limited generalisability, design-dependence, and oversimplification — related
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University students achieved a significantly higher correct rate answering data questions with data comics than with conventional visualisations |
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University students achieved a significantly higher correct rate answering data questions with data comics than with conventional visualisations |
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