Understanding the role of visual literacy in Geography science popularization is a critical way for students to promote education for sustainable development. This study identifies three types of visual literacy (i.e., imagery, text and instantiation) for explaining the critical role in promoting students understanding of sophisticated scientific knowledge through Geography science popularization in school climate. Two-stage survey data from junior middle school students (N=216) in China was used to test the research model. Logistic regression results show that imagery and text representations affect students’ understanding of Geography knowledge differently. Furthermore, instantiation representation plays an outstanding role in fostering sophisticated knowledge in scientific communication. Building a positive learning attitude of students is typically associated with Geography science popularization education. The contribution is that this paper confirms the most substantial effect of instantiated representations on science popularization that provides a new way to use visual literacy activities for complex knowledge systems in science popularization activities.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |