Toward a Visually-Oriented School Mathematics Curriculum Research, Theory, Practice, and Issues

Both for teachers and researchers, a discussion of this topic is relevant in the history of the present. The ubiquity of technological tools and virtual spaces for learning and doing mathematics has aroused interest among concerned stakeholders about the role of mathematics in these contexts. The bo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rivera, Ferdinand
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2011, 2011
Edition:1st ed. 2011
Series:Mathematics Education Library
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Visualization and Progressive Schematization
  • Chapter 2. Visual Roots of Mathematical Cognitive Activity
  • Chapter 3. Visual Roots of Mathematical Symbols
  • Chapter 4. Visuoalphanumeric Representations in Pattern Generalization Activity
  • Chapter 5. Visual Thinking and Diagrammatic Reasoning (DR)
  • Chapter 6. Cultural and Blind-Specific Issues and Implications to Visual Thinking in Mathematics
  • Chapter 7. Instructional Implications: Toward Visual Thinking in Mathematics