Geometric constructions in a dynamic environment (GeoGebra): The case of in-service teachers

Autor: Cohen, Dorit, Kouropatov, Anatoli, Ovodenko, Regina, Hoch, Maureen, Hershkovitz, Sara
Přispěvatelé: Dooley, Therese, Bar-Ilan University [Israël], Center for Educational Technology, Shaanan College
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: CERME 10
CERME 10, Feb 2017, Dublin, Ireland
Popis: International audience; A unit on dynamic geometric construction was included in a professional development course for in-service mathematics teachers. As a final task in that unit 28 teachers were required to construct a rhombus based on their own choice of given objects and tools, using the dynamic geometry software GeoGebra. Their responses were analysed according to: the choice of given objects; the choice of tools; the explanation and validity test; and the number of different rhombuses they claimed to have obtained. The teachers were found to have different concept images of a rhombus and different conceptions of what constitutes a valid geometric construction. While many claimed to have obtained an infinite number of different rhombuses, differences were observed in the "type of infinite". Recommendations are given for improving the task design to strengthen teachers' mathematical and pedagogical knowledge.
Databáze: OpenAIRE