Infographic
This information makes it easy to see that most parents are extremely satisfied with their children's education. I thought it was interesting that satisfaction went up based on income. This could definitely be due to the quality of schools that are available to those that make more money. When it came to the level of schooling, I thought it was interesting that parents are more satisfied with their children's education when they are in elementary school. There could be many reasons for this. It could be that they have more communication with the teachers because there are only 1 or 2 to really have to communicate with. It could also be that there are different types of problems that come with students growing up and it's not something that really has to be addressed in elementary school. The last part of the information stating that parents in private schools are way more satisfied with their children's education isn't too surprising because parents are paying for their children to receive their education at these schools. If they weren't satisfied with the quality of education that they were receiving, then I don't think it would be worth it.
Infographics are such a fun and engaging way to share information! I really enjoyed the ones that were shared through The New York Times because they always made the information easier to understand. One thing that really stuck with me about infographics from the interview that was done with Alberto Cairo was that they need to make it easier to find patterns in data. A very pretty graph that doesn't really compare much isn't really an infographic. The information needs to have layers, and people need to understand all the elements much better after having read the infographic. I also thought that the fact that they can include qualitative and quantitative information is important to note. Some of the best ones shared through The New York Times were qualitative. They shared how they planned on stopping the oil spill in the gulf coast, how the spill spread, and even how the flu works. The disappointing element of the infographics shared through The New York Times was that some needed Adobe to even play them.
I decided to create my infographic through infogram because of how easy it was to create what I wanted. I found an infographic with all the types of charts I wanted to include, and then I began changing the information and discovered that there were even better ways of sharing it than I originally thought. The infographic was beautiful but simple enough to really understand the information that was being shared.
Astrid, your blog is overall very soothing to look at! Your infographic is very well-made and shows the information clearly! I also found it helpful that you broke down the information in your infographic for the reader as well! You went the extra mile on that part! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteAstrid, infographics are honestly a perfect way to communicate volumes of specific information in a smaller & more visual method. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the New York Times article and your beautiful Infogram infographic!
ReplyDeleteAllison
Hi Astrid! Love the color scheme of your blog girl. Wonderful infographic...very nice and informative. Interesting topic as well. I need to check out infogram.
ReplyDeleteYour infographic is easy to read and accessible. Even though I did not read this particular article, I feel as if I have still be able to learn from it through your infographic. I found it interesting that parents' satisfaction with schools seems to decrease as students progress through high school. Thanks for your post!
ReplyDeleteHi Astrid, Your infographic is really informative! The graphs represented the numbers well and made them easy to understand. I was able to make comparisons and draw conclusions. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDelete