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ERIC Number: EJ1164674
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 20
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0020-739X
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Advanced Mathematics Communication beyond Modality of Sight
Sedaghatjou, Mina
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, v49 n1 p46-65 2018
This study illustrates how mathematical communication and learning are inherently multimodal and embodied; hence, sight-disabled students are also able to conceptualize visuospatial information and mathematical concepts through tactile and auditory activities. Adapting a perceptuomotor integration approach, the study shows that the lack of access to visual fields in an advanced mathematics course does not obstruct a blind student's ability to visualize, but transforms it. The goal of this study is not to compare the visually impaired student with non-visually impaired students to address the "differences" in understanding; instead, I discuss the challenges that a blind student, named Anthony, has encountered and the ways that we tackled those problems. I also demonstrate how the proper and precisely crafted tactile materials empowered Anthony to learn mathematical functions.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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