Students perceived data comics as more accessible, more engaging, and easier to retain information from than conventional visualisations¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Ninety percent of participants (N=54) perceived data comics as more accessible for broader audiences and more efficient in conveying information. → Zirui Shan 2026 q2 i? A majority attributed engagement to colourful images and visual cues, and some reported easier recall of key insights. → 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

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Thematic analysis of open-ended perception questions (Study Part 4) from all 60 participants, with inter-rater reliability of Cohen's kappa 0.76 for benefits. Ninety percent found comics "more accessiblefor broader audiences"; themes covered accessibility, engagement, and perceived ease of retention.

"Ninety percent (N=54) perceived them asmore accessiblefor broader audiences and more efficient in convey- ing information compared to conventional visualisations."

Discussion¶

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