Researching Support Materials for Geometry Education Software

几何学被许多数学教育家视为 自然的背景下，介绍学生到高阶 数学思维 第一阶段小型企业 创新研究（SBIR）研究奠定了技术基础 一个新的教育软件工具，几何画板， 其目的是提供一个视觉环境， 用动态结构，让学生研究 几何形状和关系的方式，迄今为止， 是不可能的。 第二阶段的研究目标 研究重点是（1）原型的开发和测试 课堂材料;（2）原型开发和测试 软件;（3）评估态度和成就， 使用几何画板的各种学生群体;以及 (5)使几何画板可以被最广泛的 学生的范围。 该项目将提供软件， 包括软件的增强版本的应用程序， 其他硬件平台的版本，外语版本， 以及书籍和素描/剧本集， 小学和大学的观众。

Geometry has been viewed by many mathematics educators as a natural context in which to introduce students to higher-order mathematical thinking. Results of the Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) study establish the technical basis for a new educational software tool, The Geometer's Sketchpad, that has as its purpose the provision of a visual environment with dynamic constructions, allowing students to investigate geometric shapes and relationships in ways that have heretofore not been possible. The research objectives of the Phase II research focus on (1) development and testing of prototype classroom materials; (2) development and testing of prototype software; (3) assessment of attitudes and achievement among various student populations using The Geometer's Sketchpad; and (5) making The Geometer's Sketchpad accessible to the broadest range of students. The project will provide software for applications that include enhanced versions of the software, versions for other hardware platforms, foreign language versions, and books and collections of sketches/scripts for secondary, elementary, and university audiences.