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Perceiving relational structure
Alon Hafri
University of Delaware
Apr 18, 2023
SeminarCognitionRecording
Analogy and Spatial Cognition: How and Why they matter for STEM learning
David Uttal
Northwestern University
Sep 22, 2022
Space is the universal donor for relations" (Gentner, 2014). This quote is the foundation of my talk. I will explore how and why visual representations and analogies are related, and why. I will also explore how considering the relation between analogy and spatial reasoning can shed light on why and how spatial thinking is correlated with learning in STEM fields. For example, I will consider children’s numbers sense and learning of the number line from the perspective of analogical reasoning.