Thematic Working Group 1
The Role of Metaphors and Images in Learning and Teaching Mathematics
| Bernard Parzysz, Christer Bergsten,
José Manuel Matos and Angela Pesci The Role of Metaphors and Images in Learning and Teaching Mathematics (Introduction) |
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| Iiris Attorps Teacher's images of the "equation" concept |
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| Chris Bills Metaphor in young children's mental calculation |
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| Laurie D. Edwards The nature of mathematics as viewed from cognitive science |
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| Francesca Ferrara Bridging perception and theory : What role can metaphors and imagery play ? |
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| Uri Leron Origins of mathematical thinking : a synthesis |
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| Yves Matheron Some examples of the relationship between the use of images and metaphors and the production of memory in the teaching and learning of mathematics |
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| Stavros Orfanos and Fragiskos
Kalavassis The need of teaching the limits and the possibilities of the representation systems that offer the surrounding support for comprehending the concept of fraction |
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| Bernard Parzysz Pre-service elementary teachers and the fundamenta l ambiguity of diagrams in geometry problem-solving |
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| Despina Potari, Kleopatra Diakogiorgi and
Helen Zanni Similes as a tool for exploring children's thinking about geometrical shape |
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| Maryvonne Priolet and Jean-Claude
Regnier Conversion of registers at primary school : the learner's or the teacher's responsibility ? |
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| Elisabetta Robotti Functions of natural language in the resolution of a plane geometry problem |
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| Roberto Tortora and Donatella
Iannece The evolution of graphic representations in a Vygotskijan perspective |
Introduction to Thematic Group 1