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External representations consist of <P> | |||
# the represented world - the content of a representation (e.g., content of a weather map would be temperatures around the country) | |||
# the representing world - the format of the representation (e.g., temperatures can be represented by different colors in pictorial form, or by a table) | |||
# what aspects of the represented world are being represented (e.g., weather map may have states delineated, but not cities) | |||
# what aspects of the representing world are doing the modelling (e.g. colors map to temperatures) | |||
# the correspondence between the two worlds (how the content is mapped to the format) | |||
(Palmer, 1977). | |||
[[Category:Glossary]] | [[Category:Glossary]] | ||
[[Category:PSLC General]] | [[Category:PSLC General]] | ||
[[Category:Coordinative Learning]] | [[Category:Coordinative Learning]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:07, 8 February 2007
External representations consist of
- the represented world - the content of a representation (e.g., content of a weather map would be temperatures around the country)
- the representing world - the format of the representation (e.g., temperatures can be represented by different colors in pictorial form, or by a table)
- what aspects of the represented world are being represented (e.g., weather map may have states delineated, but not cities)
- what aspects of the representing world are doing the modelling (e.g. colors map to temperatures)
- the correspondence between the two worlds (how the content is mapped to the format)
(Palmer, 1977).