HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS USING DYNAMIC GEOMETRY TOOLS TO UNDERSTAND QUADRILATERAL PROPERTIES AND RELATIONSHIPS

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Published: Oct 9, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/enedim.22051
Keywords:
construction of shapes tool use geometrical problem solving
Ελένη Μαρκοπούλου (Eleni Markopoulou)
University of Western Macedonia
Abstract

The present study investigated the effectiveness of using Dynamic Geometry tools with Geogebra software in relation to the use of traditional tools to understand quadrilateral properties and relationships and to solve geometrical problems. The participants were students of Grade 10, who were divided into eight pairs based on their cognitive and perceptual levels of quadrilateral and engaged in activities involving constructions, finding quadruped species, geometrical problems, and questions about quadrilateral properties and relationships. In the activities the 4 pairs used the software and the rest used the traditional tools. The results of the study showed that students who worked with the software understood the properties and relationships of quadrilateral better and solved geometric problems more easily.

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Ελένη Μαρκοπούλου (Eleni Markopoulou), University of Western Macedonia
Post Graduate Master Program of Mathematics Education
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