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ERIC Number: ED372915
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1993
Pages: 266
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ISBN: ISBN-0-8058-0720-9
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The Geometric Supposer: What Is It a Case of?
Schwartz, Judah L., Ed.; And Others
This volume attempts to bring together a collection of reports on the Geometric Supposer, a series of computer software environments which can be a tool for exploring particulars and generalizations in geometry. The book contains the following chapters: (1) "A Personal View of the Supposer: Reflections on Particularities and Generalities in Educational Reform" (Judah L. Schwartz); (2) "The Geometric Supposer in the Classroom" (Beth Wilson); (3) "Overcoming Visual Obstacles with the Aid of the Supposer" (Michal Yerushalmy and Daniel Chazan); (4) "Generalization in Geometry" (Michal Yerushalmy); (5) "Discovery Courses Are Great in Theory, But..." (Christopher C. Heady); (6) "Instructional Implications of Students' Understandings of the Differences between Empirical Verification and Mathematical Proof" (Daniel Chazan); (7) "Posing Problems: One Aspect of Bringing Inquiry into Classrooms" (Michal Yerushalmy, Daniel Chazan, and Myles Gordon); (8) "Teachers' Thinking about Students' Thinking about Geometry: The Effects of New Teaching Tools" (Magdalene Lampert); (9) "How the Supposer Changed My Life: An Autobiography" (Richard Houde); (10) "From Recitation to Construction: Teachers Change with New Technologies" (Martha Stone Wiske and Richard Houde); (11) "Geometric Supposer Urban Network" (Grace Kelemanik and Mark Driscoll); and (12) "What Is the Supposer a Case Of?" (Myles Gordon). An appendix contains a guide to the Geometric Supposer. (MKR)
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publishers, 365 Broadway, Hillsdale, NJ 07642 ($49.95)
Publication Type: Books; Collected Works - General
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Language: English
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