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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ765228
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Mar
Pages: 6
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Transformations and Technology: What Path to Follow?
Glass, Brad
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, v9 n7 p392-397 March 2004
This article describes a technology-based approach for dealing with a misconception that some students hold concerning the equivalency of geometric transformations. Students can begin to conceptualize transformations in terms of the relationship between preimage and image figures rather than focus on the motion of a figure. (Contains 7 figures.)
Descriptors: Geometric Concepts, Transformations (Mathematics), Educational Technology, Misconceptions, Middle School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, Grade 8, Algebra, Mathematics Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Learning Activities
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Grade 8; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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