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ERIC Number: EJ1338422
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 4
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0228-0671
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Mathematical Problem Solving and the Art of Representation [Online Only]
Polotskaia, Elena; Savard, Annie; Nadon, Catherine
For the Learning of Mathematics, v41 n3 p1-4 2021
Research in mathematics education suggests that learning to solve a problem should involve modelling and visual representation (e.g., Lesh & Zawojewski, 2007). According to researchers, transforming a mental representation of a situation into a visual representation of mathematical relationships between quantities enhances students' mathematical thinking and contributes to problem-solving ability development. In their pre-service teacher training courses, the authors implemented a relational approach to problem solving (Polotskaia & Savard, 2018). They introduced their students to a system of basic quantitative relationships together with their visual representations. To develop students' mastery of this specific modelling tool, they proposed some more complex problems for them to represent visually in this article.
FLM Publishing Association. 382 Education South, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G5, Canada. e-mail: flm2@ualberta.ca; Web site: https://flm-journal.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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