doi: 10.7763/IJIET.2012.V2.130
Visualising Mathematical Knowledge and Understanding
David Nutchey
Abstract
Contemporary mathematics education attempts to instil within learners the conceptualization of mathematics as a highly organized and inter-connected set of ideas. To support this, a means to graphically represent this organization of ideas is presented which reflects the cognitive mechanisms that shape a learner’s understanding. This organisation of information may then be analysed, with the view to informing the design of mathematics instruction in face-to-face and/or computer-mediated learning environments. However, this analysis requires significant work to develop both theory and practice.
Keywords
- mathematics
- reflective abstraction
- graphical representation
How to Cite
David Nutchey, "Visualising Mathematical Knowledge and Understanding," International Journal of Information and Education Technology, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 281-284, 2012. https://doi.org/10.7763/IJIET.2012.V2.130
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Copyright © 2012 by the authors. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0).