(DIS)ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL SENSE: TOPOLOGICAL THINKING IN THE MIDDLE GRADES

In this paper, we focus on topological approaches to space and we argue that experiences with topology allow middle school students to develop a more robust understanding of orientation and dimension. We frame our argument in terms of the phenomenological literature on perception and corporeal sp...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth de Freitas, MaryJean McCarthy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Granada 2014-09-01
Series:PNA: Revista de Investigación en Didáctica de la Matemática
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Online Access:http://www.pna.es/Numeros2/pdf/Freitas2014PNA9(1)Dis)orientation.pdf