TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring the functionality of visual and non-visual strategies in solving rotation problems
AU - Gorgorió, Núria
PY - 1998/1/1
Y1 - 1998/1/1
N2 - This article deals with the solving of rotation problems, and shows that there is an alternative to using mental rotations or their encoding into verbal terms: namely using geometrical properties. The idea is consistent with the theory which distinguishes between visual and analytical individuals, but uses the construct strategies instead of the construct preferred processing mode. Moreover, contrary to many researchers who refer to this distinction, but who often use it to classify students, this researcher introduces a new parameter, namely the nature of the task. The article presents the analysis of the functionality and effectiveness of the different kind of strategies as a function of the task's characteristics. The research, dealing not with individual traits but with solving strategies, offers information that could be helpful for the improvement of geometry teaching. © 1998 Kluwer Academic Publishers.
AB - This article deals with the solving of rotation problems, and shows that there is an alternative to using mental rotations or their encoding into verbal terms: namely using geometrical properties. The idea is consistent with the theory which distinguishes between visual and analytical individuals, but uses the construct strategies instead of the construct preferred processing mode. Moreover, contrary to many researchers who refer to this distinction, but who often use it to classify students, this researcher introduces a new parameter, namely the nature of the task. The article presents the analysis of the functionality and effectiveness of the different kind of strategies as a function of the task's characteristics. The research, dealing not with individual traits but with solving strategies, offers information that could be helpful for the improvement of geometry teaching. © 1998 Kluwer Academic Publishers.
U2 - 10.1023/A:1003132603649
DO - 10.1023/A:1003132603649
M3 - Article
VL - 35
SP - 207
EP - 231
JO - Educational Studies in Mathematics
JF - Educational Studies in Mathematics
SN - 0013-1954
IS - 3
ER -