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标题：The affordance of visual tools
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作者：Ann-Sofie Jägerskog
期刊名称：Journal of Social Science Education
印刷版ISSN：1611-9665
电子版ISSN：1618-5293
出版年度：2021
卷号：20
期号：1
DOI：10.4119/jsse-3228
语种：German
出版社：Bielefeld University
摘要：Purpose: This paper results from an intervention study focusing on the relationship between visual representation used in teaching about pricing in economics and teaching-learning practices established in the classroom, with a focus on the affordance offered through the representations used. Method: Lessons were conducted with four upper secondary classes: two had lessons based on graphs and two on a causal loop diagram. Transcriptions of the lesson, including small group discussions, were analysed using a practice theory perspective, identifying actions and goals driving them. Results arising from the two representations were compared. Findings: Different actions were mediated through the different representations. A causal loop diagram afforded more qualified actions, and more epistemic teaching-learning practices, than graphs. Research limitations/implications: This study should be replicated with different subject contents /visual representations. Practical implications: Choice of visual tools used in teaching will affect the practice established and thus the knowledge made available for students to experience.