Interactive infographics as a digital tool for the appropiation of concepts

Abstract

The educational process has changed substantially, migrating to a digital format, where traditional practices and digital resources coincide for the construction and deconstruction of knowledge. According to the previous background, the research focuses on identifying whether interactive infographics as a digital resource allow the appropriation of concepts in different contexts. For this purpose, the study was analyzed quantitatively with 20 undergraduate students and 20 from High School during spring 2021, finding these results: infographics do promote the appropriation of concepts in English and Spanish, thanks to the existing association between such an appropriation and the use of the fundamental characteristics in the design of infographics as visual representations, keywords, and information, which show coherence, cohesion, logical sequence and a relationship between its elements: images, text, hypertext, and hyperlinks. In conclusion, interactive infographics are an adequate resource for conceptual changes in virtual environments.