Data Visualization, Part 2: New Directions for Evaluation, Number 140

EDITOR–IN–CHIEF S COMMENT 1
Paul R. Brandon

EDITORS NOTES 3
Tarek Azzam, Stephanie Evergreen

5. Design Principles for Data Visualization in Evaluation 5
Stephanie Evergreen, Chris Metzner
This chapter will present design principles that contribute to achieving the communication goal of data visualization, which is to grab audience attention and help them engage with the data such that the resulting
product is increased understanding.

6. Data Dashboard as Evaluation and Research Communication Tool 21
Veronica S. Smith
This chapter introduces evaluators to data dashboards, which are visual displays that feature the most important information needed to achieve specific goals captured on a single screen. This chapter will
highlight keys to realizing the potential of data dashboards by describing appropriate use and effective practices for designing and creating these tools.

7. Graphic Recording 47
Jara Dean–Coffey
This chapter explores graphic recording, which is a visualization process that captures the themes and ideas emerging from group discussions.The chapter provides information on what the graphic recording process can look like and how it can fit into evaluation practice.

8. Mapping Data, Geographic Information Systems 69
Tarek Azzam
This chapter offers an introduction to geographic information systems (GIS) and provides examples of how this approach to data visualization can help evaluators better understand the context in which they
are working, conduct a deeper analysis of the data, and communicate using maps to illustrate important findings and patterns.

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