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Understanding Areas of Parallelograms Through Virtual Geometrical Representations : A Pilot Study

Ternblad, Eva Maria LU (2022) 30th International Conference on Computers in Education Conference, ICCE 2022 p.206-209
Abstract

Do virtual representations, intended for teaching and learning, afford different constraints and affordances compared to their physical twins, and may this lead to different ways of interaction and understanding? In this line of inquiry, and with the perspective on learning as an extended activity, where learning can be mediated through the interaction with artefacts, the present study has translated the concrete material from a 30-year-old study on geometry to a digital application with virtual geometrical manipulatives. 26 students from the 6th grade worked with the software for two lessons and thereafter completed a test. Learning outcomes are presented and compared to those from the original study, revealing not only... (More)

Do virtual representations, intended for teaching and learning, afford different constraints and affordances compared to their physical twins, and may this lead to different ways of interaction and understanding? In this line of inquiry, and with the perspective on learning as an extended activity, where learning can be mediated through the interaction with artefacts, the present study has translated the concrete material from a 30-year-old study on geometry to a digital application with virtual geometrical manipulatives. 26 students from the 6th grade worked with the software for two lessons and thereafter completed a test. Learning outcomes are presented and compared to those from the original study, revealing not only substantially less learning gains, but also other unexpected differences.

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affordances, Concrete and virtual representations, constraints, digital and physical interaction, extended cognition, geometry
host publication
30th International Conference on Computers in Education Conference, ICCE 2022 - Proceedings
editor
Iyer, Sridhar ; Shih, Ju-Ling ; Chen, Weiqin ; Khambari, Mas Nida MD ; Denden, Mouna ; Majumbar, Rwitajit ; Medina, Liliana Cuesta ; Mishra, Shitanshu ; Murthy, Sahana ; Panjaburee, Patcharin and Sun, Daner
pages
4 pages
publisher
Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education
conference name
30th International Conference on Computers in Education Conference, ICCE 2022
conference location
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
conference dates
2022-11-28 - 2022-12-02
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  • scopus:85151065275
ISBN
9789869721493
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English
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  author       = {{Ternblad, Eva Maria}},
  booktitle    = {{30th International Conference on Computers in Education Conference, ICCE 2022 - Proceedings}},
  editor       = {{Iyer, Sridhar and Shih, Ju-Ling and Chen, Weiqin and Khambari, Mas Nida MD and Denden, Mouna and Majumbar, Rwitajit and Medina, Liliana Cuesta and Mishra, Shitanshu and Murthy, Sahana and Panjaburee, Patcharin and Sun, Daner}},
  isbn         = {{9789869721493}},
  keywords     = {{affordances; Concrete and virtual representations; constraints; digital and physical interaction; extended cognition; geometry}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{206--209}},
  publisher    = {{Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education}},
  title        = {{Understanding Areas of Parallelograms Through Virtual Geometrical Representations : A Pilot Study}},
  year         = {{2022}},
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