PROCEEDINGS OF THE 23RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
2020
Boston, Massachusetts
Examining the qualities of schema in topology
Page: 857
According to Skemp (1979), a schema is a structure of connected concepts that determines the effectiveness of our director systems. He defines many qualities of a schema, including the strength of connections and the existence of high-order schemas. We use undergraduate-level Topology tasks to investigate two examples of rich schemas to learn more about these two qualities and to see what they may look like practically