On the Association between Modes of Mental Representation and Mathematics Experience in Teacher Education.

Gurney, Penelope J.

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ERIC Number: EJ584786

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Publication Date: 1998

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On the Association between Modes of Mental Representation and Mathematics Experience in Teacher Education.

Gurney, Penelope J.

McGill Journal of Education, v33 n1 p7-30 Win 1998

Examines one aspect of the cognitive development of preservice education students, the ability to utilize different modes of mental representation. Finds associations between the level of mathematics experience and both the ability to utilize three different modes of mental representation (enactive, visual, and verbal) and the overall use of preferred modes. (DSK)

Descriptors: Aural Learning, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Higher Education, Kinesthetic Perception, Learning Modalities, Mathematics Achievement, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Visual Learning

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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