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|topic=Visualisation | |topic=Visualisation | ||
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Maths, |resourcenumber= | Maths, |resourcenumber=TE012 | ||
|image=visualising1.png | |image=visualising1.png | ||
|age=primary, Primary, Higher, Secondary, secondary | |age=primary, Primary, Higher, Secondary, secondary | ||
|content=This is an Open University web tutorial with exercises to explore and explain | |content=This is an Open University web tutorial with exercises to explore and explain visualisation. Imagery is a powerful force for perception and understanding. Being able to see something mentally is a common metaphor for understanding it. Some people can close their eyes and “see” a picture but, for others, it has much more to do with imagining, than seeing. Try to picture a cube, the seven-times table, a graph of sin x. | ||
|strategy= | |strategy= | ||
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* What does visualisation mean? | * What does visualisation mean? | ||
* In the classroom | * In the classroom | ||
* Conclusion | * Conclusion | ||
|tagline= | * Next steps | ||
|Learning Objectives= | * References | ||
* Acknowledgements | |||
|tagline=Thinking about visualisation in education. | |||
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* Engaging in a number of activities that involve visualisation and learning from your own experiences what visualisation means. | * Engaging in a number of activities that involve visualisation and learning from your own experiences what visualisation means. | ||
* Learning the views of a well-known mathematics educator on visualisation and comparing your views with those of other secondary-school mathematics teachers; | * Learning the views of a well-known mathematics educator on visualisation and comparing your views with those of other secondary-school mathematics teachers; | ||
