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Magajna, Zlatan – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2013
Proving in school geometry is not just about validating the truth of a claim. In the school setting, the main function of the proof is to convince someone that a claim is true by providing an explanation. Students consider proving to be difficult; in fact, they find the very concept of proof demanding. Proving a claim in planar geometry involves…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, Plane Geometry, Mathematical Logic
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Xu, Wei; Zhao, Ke; Li, Yatao; Yi, Zhenzhen – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2012
Determining how to provide good tutoring functions is an important research direction of intelligent tutoring systems. In this study, the authors develop an intelligent tutoring system with good tutoring functions, called "FUDAOWANG." The research domain that FUDAOWANG treats is junior middle school mathematics, which belongs to the objective…
Descriptors: Tutoring, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Computer Software, Problem Solving
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Hohenwarter, Markus – New England Mathematics Journal, 2011
This article discusses two examples of geometric problem solving suitable for middle and high school students. Both problems are related to students' everyday life experience and allow them to discover deep connections between mathematical properties and nature. With the help of dynamic mathematics software, students have the opportunity to…
Descriptors: Geometric Concepts, Geometry, Problem Solving, Middle School Students