Debunking Sustainability Excuses with Instrumentality and Expectancy Visualizations: A Physiological Perspective

2023 | International Conference on Information Systems | Citations: 0

Authors: Li, Zhiyin; Choi, Ben

Abstract: This study advances the IS literature by investigating the effects of visualiza ... Expand

Abstract: This study advances the IS literature by investigating the effects of visualization on promoting sustainability knowledge and pro-environmental behaviors. Specifically, drawing on the visualization literature, we explain how the key visualization features, expectancy illustration, and interactivity affect individuals' understanding of the impact of their behaviors on the environment, encouraging pro-environmental behaviors. Additionally, we draw on the pedagogy literature to explicate that the effects of visualization on learning outcomes and pro-environmental practices can be explained through individuals' psychological responses in their course of interpreting the visualization. Collectively, this study presents our endeavor in understanding the roles of visualization in ecological discourse by integrating the visualization literature and sustainability research. Moreover, by unboxing individuals' psychological processes in interpreting visualization, we offer a fresh perspective to understanding the promises and challenges of using visualization for knowledge acquisition. Collapse

Topics: task productivity knowledge acquisition data literacy

Methods: oculometry parametric test ANOVA simulation experiment

Theories: expectancy theory of motivation