This report details the second phase of an ongoing research project investigating the visual invention and composition processes of scientific researchers. In this phase, four academic researchers completed think-aloud protocols as they composed graphics for research presentations; they also answered follow-up questions about their visual education, pedagogy, genres of practice, and interactions with publics. Results are presented first as narratives and then as topologies—visualizations of the communal beliefs, values, and norms (topoi) that connect the individual narratives to wider community practices. Results point toward an ecological model of visual invention and composition strategies in the crafting of research graphics. They also suggest that these strategies may be underrepresented in scientists’ education. More explicit attention to them may help improve STEM visual literacy for nonexperts.

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视觉发明与科学研究图形的构成：一种拓扑方法

该报告详细介绍了正在进行的研究项目的第二阶段，该项目研究科学研究人员的视觉发明和构图过程。在此阶段，四位学术研究人员完成了思考式实验方案，因为它们组成了用于研究报告的图形。他们还回答了有关他们的视觉教育，教学法，实践体裁以及与公众互动的后续问题。结果首先以叙述形式呈现，然后以拓扑形式呈现-将各个叙述与更广泛的社区实践联系起来的公共信仰，价值观和规范（拓扑）的可视化。结果指向了研究图形制作中视觉发明和构图策略的生态模型。他们还建议，这些策略在科学家的教育中可能没有得到很好的体现。