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Dynamic Geometry Technology in High School Classrooms

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Digital Enterprise and Information Systems (DEIS 2011)

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This article describes the theoretical foundations and key elements of the dynamic geometry approach – an approach to high school geometry that utilizes dynamic geometry software and supporting instructional materials to help students construct mathematical ideas through active explorations and investigations. Due to its benefits to students’ learning, this instructional approach should be implemented in as many classrooms as possible. The focus of the article is hence on how this approach will be operationalized in the classrooms.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0918744. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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  1. Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, 78666, United States

    Zhonghong Jiang

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  1. London Metropolitan Business School, London Metropolitan Business University, Eden grove - EG4.06, N7 8EA, London, UK

    Ezendu Ariwa

  2. Information Systems Department, King Saud University, 11543, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Eyas El-Qawasmeh

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Jiang, Z. (2011). Dynamic Geometry Technology in High School Classrooms. In: Ariwa, E., El-Qawasmeh, E. (eds) Digital Enterprise and Information Systems. DEIS 2011. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 194. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22603-8_47

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