The Geometric Supposer: Promoting Thinking and Learning.

Yerushalmy, Michal; Houde, Richard A.

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ERIC Number: EJ342996

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Publication Date: 1986

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The Geometric Supposer: Promoting Thinking and Learning.

Yerushalmy, Michal; Houde, Richard A.

Mathematics Teacher, v79 n6 p418-22 Sep 1986

A description is given of work with geometry students in Weston, Massachusetts. They were aided in thinking like geometers, with a curriculum based on conjecturing and problem posing, using the Geometric Supposer series of computer programs. (MNS)

Descriptors: Computer Software, Course Descriptions, Geometric Concepts, Induction, Mathematics Instruction, Microcomputers, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Non-Print Media

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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