The Effect of Area Measurement Tools on Student Strategies: The Role of a Computer Microworld.

Kordaki, Maria; Potari, Despina

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ERIC Number: EJ649619

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2002

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The Effect of Area Measurement Tools on Student Strategies: The Role of a Computer Microworld.

Kordaki, Maria; Potari, Despina

International Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning, v7 n1 p65-100 2002

Focuses on the role of tools provided by a computer microworld (C.AR.ME) on the strategies developed by 14-year-old students for the area measurement of a non-convex polygon. Interprets and classifies student strategies on a transformation and comparison task into categories in terms of the tools used for their development. (Author/MM)

Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Geometry, Mathematics Education, Microworlds, Secondary Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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