The influence of visual and spatial reasoning in interpreting simulated 3D worlds

International Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 301-318

  Lowrie, Tom ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

2D 3D space; Computer simulations; Mathematics education; Technology; Visual contexts

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CURRICULA; FORMAL LOGIC; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; TECHNOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

MATHEMATICS EDUCATION; SPATIAL REASONING; VISUAL CONTEXTS; VISUAL REASONING;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION;

EID: 0037005233     PISSN: 13823892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022116221735     Document Type: Article

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