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Peer reviewedCope, P.; And Others – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1992
Describes attempts to instruct 12 children, aged between 10 and 11, during a 12-hour course in LOGO that proper attention should be paid to the external angles through which the turtle rotated. Results suggest that using LOGO to draw closed figures may lead to confusions about angle that are not amenable to conventional intervention techniques…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedNatsoulas, Anthula – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1989
Gives definitions of taxicab geometry and the MacDraw format for graphing. In the world of taxicab geometry, movement through the plane is along horizontal and vertical paths. Describes specific application to conic sections, including circle, ellipse, parabola, and hyperbola. Lists five references. (YP)
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Uses in Education, Geometric Concepts, Geometric Constructions
