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The Concept of Visualization

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Visualization in Mathematics, Reading and Science Education

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Perhaps the most defining feature of the current state of empirical research on visualization is the lack of consensus about the most elemental issues that surround it, including

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  1. Canadian Centre for Research on Literacy, University of Alberta, 653 Education South, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G5, Canada

    Prof. Linda M. Phillips

  2. Centre for Research in Youth, Science Teaching and Learning, University of Alberta, 7-104 Education North, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G5, Canada

    Prof. Stephen P. Norris

  3. Aspen Drive East 4208, Edmonton, Alberta, T6J 2A9, Canada

    John S. Macnab

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Phillips, L.M., Norris, S.P., Macnab, J.S. (2010). The Concept of Visualization. In: Visualization in Mathematics, Reading and Science Education. Models and Modeling in Science Education, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8816-1_3

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