Visualization in Mathematics, Reading and Science Education

• Main Authors: Phillips, Linda M. (Author), Norris, Stephen P. (Author), Macnab, John S. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Series: Models and Modeling in Science Education, 5
• Subjects: Education.; Science education.; Science Education.

Visualizations—either self-created or external visual stimuli used as an aid to learning—are probably as old as learning itself. Yet surprisingly little research has been done either into how precisely they help us learn, or how to produce ones that are effective pedagogical tools. This volume, a co...

Table of Contents:

• An Introduction To Visualization
• A Commonsense View and Its Problems
• A History of Visualization in Psychology and Science
• The Concept of Visualization
• Cognitive Theory
• Current Educational Research
• Visualizations and Mathematics
• Visualizations and Reading
• Visualizations and Science
• Cautions and Recommendations
• Research and Guidelines on Computer-Generated Visualizations
• Concluding Comments, Recommendations, and Further Considerations.