The Geometric Supposer: What Is It A Case Of?

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Pub. Date: 1993-03-01
Publisher(s): Lawrence Erlbau
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Summary

This volume is a case study of education reform and innovation using technology that examines the issue from a wide variety of perspectives. It brings together the views and experiences of software designers, curriculum writers, teachers and students, researchers and administrators. Thus, it stands in contrast to other analyses of innovation that tend to look through the particular prisms of research, classroom practice, or software design. The Geometric Supposerencourages a belief in a better tomorrow for schools. On its surface, the Geometric Supposerprovides the means for radically altering the way in which geometry is taught and the quality of learning that can be achieved. At a deeper level, however, it suggests a powerful metaphor for improving education that can be played out in many different instructional contexts.

Table of Contents

Introduction the Many Faces Of Educational Innovationp. vii
Introducing the Reader To the Supposerp. 1
A Personal View of The Supposer: Reflections On Particularities and Generalities In Educational Reformp. 3
The Geometric Supposer In The Classroomp. 17
Problems of Learningp. 23
Overcoming Visual Obstacles With the Aid of the Supposerp. 25
Acknowledgmentsp. 54
Referencesp. 54
Generalization in Geometryp. 57
Acknowledgmentsp. 83
Referencesp. 83
Discovery Courses Are Great In Theory, but . . p. 85
Problems of Teachingp. 105
Instructional Implications Of Students' Understandings Of The Differences Between Empirical Verification And Mathematical Proofp. 107
Referencesp. 116
Posing Problems: One Aspect Of Bringing Inquiry Into Classroomsp. 117
Acknowledgmentsp. 141
Referencesp. 141
Teachers' Thinking About Students' Thinking About Geometry: the Effects of New Teaching Toolsp. 143
Referencesp. 176
Acknowledgmentsp. 176
How the Supposer Changed My Life: an Autobiographyp. 179
Problems Of Implementationp. 191
From Recitation To Construction: Teacher Change with New Technologiesp. 193
Referencesp. 214
Geometric Supposer Urban Networkp. 217
Referencesp. 226
What is the Supposer a Case Of?p. 227
Acknowledgmentsp. 240
Referencesp. 241
Appendix: a Guide to The Geometric Supposerp. 243
Author Indexp. 249
Subject Indexp. 253
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