Dynamic geometry environments as a source of rich learning contexts for the complex activity of proving

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 44, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 151-161

  Laborde, Colette ^a,b  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Deductive geometry; Dynamic geometry; Geometrical Construction; Justification; Learning and teaching proof; Learning environments; Secondary school

Indexed keywords

EID: 14044257819     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012793121648     Document Type: Article

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