1. THERE IS MORE TO MATHEMATICS THAN SYMBOLS.
- Author
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Rivera, Ferdinand
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VISUALIZATION , *MIDDLE school education , *ALGEBRA education , *MATHEMATICAL notation , *PSYCHOLOGY - Abstract
The article focuses on the development of visualization for middle school students in the U.S. learning algebra It explores the mediating power of visual representations to develop conceptual understanding, adaptive reasoning, and procedural fluency of mathematical concepts, processes, and notations. It states that children with insufficient formal knowledge execute cognitive processes such as making inferences through relying on their perceptions to construct and manipulate images.
- Published
- 2010