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Mariotti, Maria Alessandra – L'Insegnamento della Matematica e delle Scienze Integrate, 1992
Discusses geometrical reasoning in the framework of the theory of Figural Concepts to highlight the interaction between the figural and conceptual components of geometrical concepts. Examples of students' difficulties and errors in geometrical reasoning are interpreted according to the internal tension that appears in figural concepts resulting…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Elementary Secondary Education