Cross-Linguistic and Cultural Adaptation of the Mini-VLAT: A Study on Visualization Literacy Assessment in Ukrainian

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dc.contributor.authorOmelchenko, Olehen_US
dc.contributor.authorKonopatska, Oleksandraen_US
dc.contributor.authorKhomenko, Pavloen_US
dc.contributor.authorKharin, Tymofiien_US
dc.contributor.editorEl-Assady, Mennatallahen_US
dc.contributor.editorOttley, Alvittaen_US
dc.contributor.editorTominski, Christianen_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-26T06:58:30Z
dc.date.available2025-05-26T06:58:30Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractThis study explores the impact of cultural adaptation, beyond simple translation, on visualization literacy assessment. Most assessment tools are developed for English-speaking audiences. We designed and compared three versions of the Mini-VLAT (a shortened, validated visualization literacy test) among Ukrainian speakers: an original English version, a directly translated Ukrainian version, and a culturally adapted Ukrainian version. The adapted version showed significantly higher accuracy compared to the original English version overall. Per-chart analysis revealed that some adapted charts led to statistically significant improvements in assessed metrics compared to both the original and translated versions. These findings demonstrate that cultural adaptation, specifically addressing context-specific knowledge, can enhance the validity and usability of visualization literacy assessments for non-native English speakers with moderate-to-high English proficiency.en_US
dc.description.sectionheadersEmpirical and Perception Studies
dc.description.seriesinformationEuroVis 2025 - Short Papers
dc.identifier.doi10.2312/evs.20251079
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-03868-282-0
dc.identifier.pages5 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.2312/evs.20251079
dc.identifier.urihttps://diglib.eg.org/handle/10.2312/evs20251079
dc.publisherThe Eurographics Associationen_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International License
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectCCS Concepts: Human-centered computing → Visualization design and evaluation methods
dc.subjectHuman centered computing → Visualization design and evaluation methods
dc.titleCross-Linguistic and Cultural Adaptation of the Mini-VLAT: A Study on Visualization Literacy Assessment in Ukrainianen_US
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