Researching Support Materials for Geometry Education Software

本项目的目的是研究一种新的教育模式如何 软件工具，几何画板，基于国家的- 艺术计算机技术和先进的编程技术，可以 最好由中学的学生和教师使用。 这 研究将为制定和出版 一套教师辅助材料，包括教师培训和 学生活动指导材料。 这些可以用来更好地 使教师能够有效地利用动态几何 结构和脚本保存功能在几何的 画板。 该项目将包括：分析教育研究， 使用现有的几何建模软件，观察和 对最初一批学生和教师的采访， 几何画板，评估态度， 这些学生的表现，教师的认同， 有效地利用软件技术，创建和测试 标准教材，并确定 教师培训。 将特别注意查明 如何几何画板可以成功地用于 最广泛的学生，特别是那些代表性不足的学生 在高等数学课堂上，妇女，少数民族成员， 禁用.

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.