Framework for analyzing visualization of heat concept in science textbooks[64-66].
| Categories | Descriptions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Narrative | process | unidirectional | Representing the movement of vectors between actors in one direction |
| bidirectional | Representing the interaction of vectors between actors in both directions | ||
| circular | Representing vectors in which actors circulate | ||
| radial | Representing vectors with radiating actors | ||
| verbal | Representing vectors in text without visualizing them | ||
| implicit | No explicit vector representation | ||
| circumstance | setting | Representing the background to make the actors stand out in the illustration | |
| means | Representing tools to reveal vectors between actors | ||
| Conceptual | analytical | spatial | Representing continuous steps through spatial dimensions |
| temporal | Representing continuous steps through temporal dimensions | ||
| possessive | Representing the part of concept’s properties | ||
| symbolical | attributive | Representing symbols that have been widely accepted traditionally | |
| suggestive | Representing symbols derived from the characteristics of an object | ||