UNIT 3: MAKING SENSE OF OUR WORLD: THE ROLE OF

REPRESENTATION

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EXAMPLES Ali has double the amount of candy

compared to Sandy. Dolah has less 3 candies compared to Sandy. Sandy has 12 candies. How many candies does Ali and Dolah have?

Can you calculate (23x54)+32=??

REPRESENTATION OF KNOWLEDGE Mental representation How we store information in the brain? Mental imagery of things that are not

currently seen or sensed by the sense organs.

Lets play a game….

MENTAL REPRESENTATIONS Internal representation What is going on inside the mind of

human. Concepts, schemas, scripts, formula in

mathematics. Imagination inside our mind.

DRAW YOUR MAP….

MENTAL REPRESENTATIONS

MENTAL REPRESENTATIONS

MENTAL REPRESENTATION External representation Things regarding from the outside

world – perceive & learn. symbols & symbol systems- words &

language, numbers & mathematics, maps, icon.

SCALE ERROR Scale errors are indication of a lack

intergation between perception and action in typically developing young children (DeLoache et. al. , 2004).

Clear signs of serious intent were persistence in trying to carry out the impossible action.

SCALE ERROR

PRETENSE Different of scale error Eg: pushing car around the floor, often

accompanied by car noises.

WILENSKY & PAPERT (2010) – DISCUSSION

Restructurations Improve ways of learning to an easier

and interesting ways possible. Example: area of mathematics

Computational object (aka agent) Euclid circle (the LOGO turtle)

RESTRUCTURATIONS 5 cores Power Properties Cognitive Properties Affective Properties Social Properties Diversity Properties

REFERENCES file:///C:/Users/user/Downloads/978144

1956613-c1.pdf http://www.phil.gu.se/posters/festskrift3

/malmgren.pdf http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/

wittgenstein/files/2008/04/stich-theorymentalrepresentation.pdf