Pre-Service Math Teachers’ Opinions about Dynamic Geometry Softwares and Their Expectations from Them
Hakan Şandır, Serdar Aztekin
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This study was designed to determine the pre-service teachers’ opinions about three dynamic geometry software (Cabri II Plus, the Geometer's Sketchpad, GeoGebra) and influences of gender and academic achievement to these opinions. The researchers also investigated the most important properties that the pre-service teachers expect from a dynamic geometry software. The study was conducted in the 2011-2012 academic year with 64 prospective teachers who had taken a course about math education software during a year in the university. Results revealed that pre-service teachers found Geometers’ Sketchpad more effective than others in the positive development of the students' attitudes and in teaching high level geometry. However, they think that GeoGebra is easier than Cabri II Plus to use and has wide area of use. According to the pre-service teachers; using a native language, screen clarity, a detailed user manual and the ease of use are the most important properties of a dynamic geometry software.

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Article Type: Research Article

INT ELECT J MATH ED, 2016, Volume 11, Issue 3, 421-431

https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/342

Publication date: 28 Apr 2016

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