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Table 5 Results from item 1–10

From: Visualizing macroevolutionary timescales: students’ comprehension of different temporal representations in an animation

  Item Finding events at specific times Comprehending concurrent events Comprehending relative order Estimating a duration Comparing durations
1 2a 3a 4 5a 6 7 8a 9a 10
Animation A with 1 timeline and slider pace moving at a constant speed % of total 73 0 68 64 91 100 86 0 36 43
Animation B with 1 timeline and slider pace moving at a 3 different speeds % of total 75 9 85 71 85 96 58 0 38 53
Animation C with 3 timelines and slider pace moving at a constant speed % of total 81 52 50 48 90 90 57 24 52 57
Animation D with 3 timelines and slider pace moving at 3 different speeds % of total 79 54 84 62 92 96 82 36 28 74
  1. The values are expressed as average percentage correct answers per group and item. Items marked with a are considered to be more challenging to discern in each category pair
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