The effects of Google SketchUp based geometry activities and projects on spatial visualization ability of student mathematics teachers

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue , 2010, Pages 384-389

  Kurtuluş, Aytaç ^a   Uygan, Candaş ^a  

^a ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Geometry education; Google SketchUp; Santa barbara solid test; Spatial visualization ability; Student mathematics teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951889869     PISSN: 18770428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.12.169     Document Type: Conference Paper

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