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，几何学家的素描板，基于最先进的计算机技术和先进的编程技术，如何最好地为中学的学生和教师使用。这项研究将为编制和出版一套教师支助材料奠定基础，其中包括教师培训材料和学生活动指南。这些可以用来更好地使教师有效地使用几何图形的动态结构和脚本保存功能。该项目将包括：分析使用现有几何建模软件的教育研究，使用the Geometer’s Sketchpad对最初的一组学生和教师进行观察和访谈，评估这些学生的态度和表现，确定教师有效地使用软件技术，创建和测试原型教材，确定教师培训的需求。我们将特别关注如何让更广泛的学生成功地使用几何画板，尤其是那些在高等数学课上代表性不足的学生——女性、少数民族和残疾人。

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.