Representation Elements of Spatial Thinking

3rd International Conference on Mathematics, Science and Education 2016

数学;自然科学;教育

Fiantika, F.R.^1

Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Indonesia^1

关键词: AS relationships;    External representations;    Five sense;    Human mind;    Internal representation;    Mental representations;    Natural phenomena;    Spatial thinking;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/824/1/012056/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1742-6596/824/1/012056

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

This paper aims to add a reference in revealing spatial thinking. There several definitions of spatial thinking but it is not easy to defining it. We can start to discuss the concept, its basic a forming representation. Initially, the five sense catch the natural phenomenon and forward it to memory for processing. Abstraction plays a role in processing information into a concept. There are two types of representation, namely internal representation and external representation. The internal representation is also known as mental representation; this representation is in the human mind. The external representation may include images, auditory and kinesthetic which can be used to describe, explain and communicate the structure, operation, the function of the object as well as relationships. There are two main elements, representations properties and object relationships. These elements play a role in forming a representation.