High school student's understanding of geometric transformation in the context of a technological environment

Journal of Mathematical Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-72

  Hollebrands, Karen F ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Case studies; Dynamic geometry; Geometric transformations; Geometry; High school students; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038241039     PISSN: 07323123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-3123(03)00004-X     Document Type: Article

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