TY  - BOOK
AU  - Phillips,Linda M.
AU  - Norris,Stephen P.
AU  - Macnab,John S.
TI  - Visualization in mathematics, reading and science education
T2  - Models and modeling in science education
SN  - 9789048188154
AV  - Q181 .P45 2010
PY  - 2010///]
CY  - Dordrecht
PB  - Springer Science
KW  - Mathematics
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Science
KW  - Visualization
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-99) and indexes;  Contents; Overview xi; Part I An Introduction To Visualization; 1 A Commonsense View and Its Problems 3; Mathematics 3; Reading 5; Science 6; Why Visualization Might Be Useful 6; 2 A History of Visualization in Psychology and Science 9; Early Psychological Research 9; Recent Theories of Visualization in Cognitive Psychology 10; The Development of Visualization in Science 13; The Introduction of Computers to Scientific Visualization 16; Concluding Comments 18; 3 The Concept of Visualization 19; Methods 19; The Definitions of Visualization 22; What Constitutes a Good Visualization? 27; Colour 29; Realism 30; Relevance 31; Interactivity 32; Animation 33; Concluding Comments 34; 4 Cognitive Theory 35; Cognitive Coding of Visual Images 35; Using Cognitive Theories to Design Effective Visualization Objects . . 37; Concluding Comments 41; Contents; Part II Current Educational Research; 5 Visualizations and Mathematics 45; Visual-Spatial Images 46; Computer Visualizations and Visual Representations 48; Concluding Comments 50; 6 Visualizations and Reading 51; Visualization Objects as Motivators 51; Comprehension 52; Relevant Properties of Visualization Objects 57; Multimedia 60; Concluding Comments 61; 7 Visualizations and Science 63; Visual Representations, Diagrams, and Animation 63; Dynamic Media and Learning Performance 66; Animations, Visualizations, and Conceptual Change 67; Concluding Comments 74; Part III Cautions and Recommendations; 8 Research and Guidelines on Computer-Generated Visualizations . . 77; 9 Concluding Comments, Recommendations, and Further; Considerations 83; Visualization Objects 84; Animations and Computer-Based Visualization 86; Recommendations for Teachers 87; Areas for Future Research 88; Final Word 89; References 91; Author Index 101; Subject Index 105
ER  -