To be or to become: how dynamic geometry changes discourse
- 13 August 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Research in Mathematics Education
- Vol. 10 (2), 135-150
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14794800802233670
Abstract
In this article, we investigate the impact of the introduction of a dynamic geometry environment on mathematical thinking by identifying changes in discourse engendered by its introduction in a high school geometry class. Our focus is on the teacher, and we find significant differences between static and dynamic geometry in terms of the ways in which the teacher talks about geometric objects, makes use of visual artifacts and models geometric reasoning. Even though these changes have major implications for the geometry being studied, they are made only very implicitly in the classroom.Keywords
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