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Visuospatial Reasoning

An Ecocultural Perspective for Space, Geometry and Measurement Education

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Authors:
  1. Kay Owens

    1. School of Teacher Education, Charles Sturt University, Dubbo, Australia

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  • The first comprehensive book on mathematical reasoning in Papua New Guinea
  • Utilizes an ecocultural perspective while focusing on current research
  • Provides a strong focus on space, geometry and measurement

Part of the book series: Mathematics Education Library (MELI, volume 111)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxi
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  2. Introduction: Visuospatial Reasoning in Context

    • Kay Owens
    Pages 1-17

  3. Visuospatial Reasoning in Twentieth Century Psychology-Based Studies

    • Kay Owens
    Pages 19-90

  4. Changing Perspective: Sociocultural Elaboration

    • Kay Owens
    Pages 91-114

  5. Place, Culture, Language, and Visuospatial Reasoning

    • Kay Owens
    Pages 115-139

  6. Visuospatial Reasoning in Cultural Activities in Papua New Guinea

    • Kay Owens
    Pages 141-203

  7. Visuospatial Reasoning in Other Cultures

    • Kay Owens
    Pages 205-222

  8. The Impact of an Ecocultural Perspective of Visuospatial Reasoning on Mathematics Education

    • Kay Owens
    Pages 223-244

  9. The Importance of an Ecocultural Perspective for Indigenous and Transcultural Education

    • Kay Owens, Marcos Cherinda, Ravi Jawahir
    Pages 245-273

  10. Visuospatial Reasoning in Contexts with Digital Technology

    • Kay Owens, Kate Highfield
    Pages 275-289

  11. An Ecocultural Perspective on Visuospatial Reasoning in Geometry and Measurement Education

    • Kay Owens
    Pages 291-308

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 309-377
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About this book

This book develops the theoretical perspective on visuospatial reasoning in ecocultural contexts, granting insights on how the language, gestures, and representations of different cultures reflect visuospatial reasoning in context.  

For a number of years, two themes in the field of mathematics education have run parallel with each other with only a passing acquaintance.  These two areas are the psychological perspective on visuospatial reasoning and ecocultural perspectives on mathematics education.  This volume examines both areas of research and explores the intersection of these powerful ideas.  

In addition, there has been a growing interest in sociocultural aspects of education and in particular that of Indigenous education in the field of mathematics education.  There has not, however, been a sound analysis of how environmental and cultural contexts impact visuospatial reasoning, although it was noted as far back as the 1980s when Alan Bishop developed his duality of visual processing and interpreting visual information.  This book provides this analysis and in so doing not only articulates new and worthwhile lines of research, but also uncovers and makes real a variety of useful professional approaches in teaching school mathematics.  With a renewed interest in visuospatial reasoning in the mathematics education community, this volume is extremely timely and adds significantly to current literature on the topic.

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Teacher Education, Charles Sturt University, Dubbo, Australia

    Kay Owens

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Visuospatial Reasoning

  • Book Subtitle: An Ecocultural Perspective for Space, Geometry and Measurement Education

  • Authors: Kay Owens

  • Series Title: Mathematics Education Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02463-9

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-02462-2Published: 21 November 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-37829-9Published: 22 September 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-02463-9Published: 07 November 2014

  • Series ISSN: 0924-4921

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-983X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXXI, 377

  • Number of Illustrations: 85 b/w illustrations, 29 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Mathematics Education

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