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Time: 6 hours Level: Intermediate
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Introduction Resource
- This unit looks at visualisation as it relates to mathematics, focusing upon how it can be used to improve learning. It will also identify ways in which to make more use of visualisation within the classroom....
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| | 1. A powerful force for perception and understanding
1. A powerful force for perception and understanding Resource
- ‘Imagery is a powerful force for perception and understanding. Being able to “see” something mentally is a common metaphor for understanding it. An image may be of some geometrical shape, or of a graph...
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2. Starters Resource
- We all have pictures in our heads but some people use them more than others.
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| | 3. What does visualisation mean?
3. What does visualisation mean? Resource
- ‘Imagery is a powerful force for perception and understanding. Being able to “see” something mentally is a common metaphor for understanding it. An image may be of some geometrical shape, or of a graph...
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4. In the classroom Resource
- There are many possible strategies for making more use of visualisation within the mathematics classroom. There are several visualisation activities for you to experiment with in Activity 3. One teacher's...
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5. Conclusion Resource
- I hope you now have a better idea of what it means to visualise a piece of mathematics.
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| | References and Acknowledgements
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