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A Historical Review of Visualization in Human Cognition.

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Rieber, Lloyd P. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 1995

Presents a historical overview of visualization as a cognitive strategy in human creativity, discovery, and problem-solving. Highlights include visualization as a cognitive strategy for solving everyday problems; visualization by scientists and inventors; counter examples; and implications for multimedia learning environments, instructional…

Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Creativity, Discovery Processes, Educational Environment

Visualization as an Aid to Problem-Solving: Examples from History.

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Rieber, Lloyd P. – 1994

This paper presents a historical overview of visualization as a human problem-solving tool. Visualization strategies, such as mental imagery, pervade historical accounts of scientific discovery and invention. A selected number of historical examples are presented and discussed on a wide range of topics such as physics, aviation, and the science of…

Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Decision Making