Using visualisation in maths teaching

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About. This resource links to a set of OpenLearn PDFs which explore visualition

Pedagogical content. This unit looks at visualisation^(ta) as it relates to mathematics, focusing upon how it can be used to improve learning. It also identifies ways in which to make more use of visualisation within the classroom.

Resource details
Title	Using visualisation in maths teaching
Topic	[[Topics/Visualisation|Visualisation]]
Teaching approach	[[Teaching Approaches/Visualisation|Visualisation]]
Learning Objectives	The learning outcomes for this unit are to: * engage in a number of activities that involve visualisation and learn from your own experiences what it means; * learn the views of a well-known mathematics educator talking about visualisation and find out how your views compare with those of some other secondary-school mathematics teachers; * learn some ways that visualising could be incorporated into your classroom and consider a number of resources that might be useful.
Format / structure	9 PDF
Subject	[[Resources/Maths|Maths]]
Age of students / grade	[[Resources/Secondary|Secondary]],  [[Resources/Primary|Primary]],  [[Resources/Higher|Higher]]
Table of contents	Learning outcomes 1. A powerful force for perception and understanding 2. Starters 3. What does visualisation mean? 4. In the classroom 5. Conclusion Next steps References Acknowledgements
Useful information	Part of the Teach and Learn series from the Open University.
Files and resources to view and download	http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=2524