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Title:
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EVALUATING THE INTERACTIVE LEARNING TOOL SIMREAL+ FOR VISUALIZING AND SIMULATING MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS |
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Author(s):
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Said Hadjerrouit |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8533-43-2 |
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Editors:
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Demetrios G. Sampson, J. Michael Spector, Dirk Ifenthaler and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2015 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Mathematics, teacher education, SimReal+, simulation, usability, visualization. |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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101 |
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Last Page:
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108 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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This research study aims at evaluating the suitability of SimReal+ for effective use in teacher education. SimReal+ was originally developed to teach mathematics in universities, but it is has been recently improved to include school mathematics. The basic idea of SimReal+ is that the visualization of mathematical concepts is a powerful technique to enhance the understanding of mathematics. The study uses a set of quality criteria, and a survey questionnaire with open-ended questions to evaluate the suitability of SimReal+ in teacher education. The statements of the survey are categorized in five main groups of criteria that include technical usability, pedagogical usability, mathematical content, assessment issues, and teacher education considerations. Additional issues are programming mathematical visualizations, simulations using templates, and flipped classroom. Conclusions and some recommendations are drawn from the results to improve the design of SimReal+ to better suit the needs of students and teachers in mathematics education. |
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