Open Conference Systems, MISEIC 2017

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Iconic representation in relation to the understanding of geometric object by blind students
andriyani andriyani, I Ketut Budayasa, Dwi Juniati

Last modified: 2017-07-20

Abstract


The iconic representation deals with mental images of objects to represent the concrete situation in the student's experience. This representation is very important for blind students understanding who have limitations getting of visual experience. The objective of this research is to identify the iconic representation of blind students in relation to the understanding of geometric objects in their environment. Bruner's learning theory contains iconic representations called pictorial stage in which students could be draw images of the object on paper or to imagine them in their head. The result can inspire teachers to design further learning for development of blind student geometry concepts. This research was an exploratory study with qualitative approach. Subjects of this research are the fourth-grade students who experiencing total blind since birth and sixth-grade students who experiencing total blind since the fifth grade of elementary school. Researcher interviewed subject about the example of geometrical objects that they knew in their environment. Then, they are asked to describe it in their own way. Researcher provides various tools that may need to be used subjects. Finding of this study support the appropriateness of Bruner's learning theory and the uniqueness with respect to every student's way of iconic representation.


Keywords


Iconic representation, understanding, geometric object, blind students