Infographics as a Modern Trend and an Effective Tool for Optimising the Process of Training Students: A Qualitative Study

BACKGROUND The article analyses the diverse interpretation of the concept of ‘infographics’ in the foreign and Ukrainian scientific and educational space and emphasises that it is an educational trend and a modern teaching tool aimed at improving the process of presenting and perceiving information. MATERIALS AND METHODS The research employs integrative review and case study method. RESULTS The authors make an excursion into the history of the first examples of information graphics (wall images, maps) and interactive, dynamic visualisation, present the results of integrative review of the current trends in infographics use in education, and describe a case study in Ukrainian context. CONCLUSION It is found that the variants of information graphics, depending on the method of creation, include statistical, chronological, comparative, geographical and dynamic infographics, and the authors’ scheme demonstrates approaches to the presentation of materials. A number of resources that can be used to create high-quality information graphics is offered.