Students perceived Geometer's Sketchpad as allowing dynamic investigation of graph function properties, including seeing graph shape change when the equation changes¶

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q1 i? 34.62% strongly agreed and 38.46% agreed that Geometer's Sketchpad allows dynamic investigation of the properties of graph functions. → Eu 2006

Evidence¶

Eu 2006¶

Leong Kwan Eu. (2006). Impact Of Geometer's Sketchpad On Students Achievement In Graph Functions. The Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Technology. http://www.mojet.net

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Descriptive questionnaire results (Table 5): the dynamic-investigation item drew 73.08% combined agreement and only 15.37% combined disagreement; the related item on changing the equation and seeing the shape change drew 80.77% combined agreement. Percentages only, no test.

"For Question 8, 34.62% strongly agreed and 38.46% agreed that Geometer's Sketchpad allows dynamic investigation of the properties of graph functions."

Discussion¶

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