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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

Uses and Values of Prototypic Visual Images in High School Mathematics.

Presmeg, Norma C. – 1993

Imagery use in high school mathematics classrooms was studied. A visual image was defined as a mental scheme depicting visual or spatial information, but this definition was not spelled out to teachers or students, in order to learn what they meant by the concept. Subjects were 13 high school teachers and 54 of their students interviewed over 3…

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Generalization, High School Students