Researching Support Materials for Geometry Education Software

这个项目的目的是研究一种新的教育软件工具--几何画板，它基于最先进的计算机技术和先进的编程技术，如何最好地被中学的学生和教师使用。这项研究将为编写和出版一套教师支持材料奠定基础，包括教师培训材料和学生活动指南。这些都可以更好地使教师有效地使用几何画板中的动态几何构造和脚本保存功能。该项目将包括：对使用现有几何建模软件的教育研究进行分析，使用几何画板对第一批学生和教师进行观察和采访，评估这些学生的态度和表现，确定教师有效使用软件技术的情况，创建和测试原型教材，以及确定教师培训需求。将特别注意确定几何画板如何能够被最广泛的学生成功地使用，特别是那些在高等数学课程中代表性不足的学生--妇女、少数族裔成员和残疾人。

The objective of this project is to research how a new educational software tool, the Geometer's Sketchpad, based on state-of-the- art computer technology and advanced programming techniques, can best be used by students and teachers in secondary schools. This research will lay the basis for the development and publication of a set of teacher support materials including both teacher training materials an student activity guides. These can be used to better enable teachers to effectively use the dynamic geometric constructions and script saving feature in The Geometer's Sketchpad. This project will include: analysis of educational research that used existing geometric modeling software, observations and interviews with the initial group of students and teachers using the The Geometer's Sketchpad, assessment of the attitudes and performance of these same students, identification of teacher in effectively employing the software technology, creation and testing of prototype teaching materials, and identification of needs for teacher training. Special attention will be given to identifying how The Geometer's Sketchpad can be used successfully by the broadest spectrum of students, especially those underrepresented in advanced mathematics classes-women, members of minorities, and disabled.