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Download full textThompson, Patrick W. – 1999
A discussion of the papers, "Representation, Vision and Visualization: Cognitive Functions in Mathematical Thinking. Basic Issues for Learning" (Raymond Duval) and "On the Development of Human Representational Competence from an Evolutionary Point of View: From Episodic to Virtual Culture" (James J. Kaput), is presented. Kaput…
Descriptors: Cultural Relevance, Elementary Secondary Education, Epistemology, Knowledge Representation
Moreno-Armella, Luis – 1999
This paper suggests that the systems of representations that we use in mathematics have a cultural origin and concludes that the knowledge produced with the help of these systems of representation likewise has a cultural origin. This assertion forces a reformulation of the issue of objectivity in terms that differ from those inherited from…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Cultural Context, Elementary Secondary Education, Epistemology
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Direct linkBodemer, Daniel; Ploetzner, Rolf; Feuerlein, Inge; Spada, Hans – Learning and Instruction, 2004
Computer-based learning environments commonly comprise symbolic as well as static and dynamic pictorial representations, frequently combined with the possibility of modifying them interactively. While multiple, dynamic and interactive external representations have the potential to improve learning in various ways, they also place specific demands…
Descriptors: Visualization, Pictorial Stimuli, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Environment
