Geometry through Animation Visualization

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Geometry through Animation Visualization

• CPSC 502 Project
• By Annie Tat
• April 2002

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Outline

• Problem
• Related Work
• Strategies
• The Game
• Geometry Animation
• Further Considerations
• Other Ideas
• Conclusion

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Problem

• Many children dislike mathematics
• Educational games more of a testing tool than a
  teaching tool

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Related Work

• Cognitive Development
• Education
• Children Computer Interaction
• Algorithm Animation

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Cognitive Development

• Understanding how children learn
• Grade 6 students learning capabilities
• Learning by referring to familiar concepts
• Positive reinforcements rather than negative
  reinforcements
• Children learn differently

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Education

• Understand how to teach
• Work Books and Math Text
• Outline of Concepts
• Reading their explanations
• Questions
• Supporting all learning styles

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Children Computer Interaction

• Understanding how computers can help children
  learn
• Enjoy seeing bright colors
• Musical background
• Male and Female different preferences

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Algorithm Animation

• Understanding how animation is used to teach
• Difficult problem to solve
• Because everyone learns differently
• Even more difficult for children

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Strategies

• Goal - Build a computer-based game environment
• To help make learning a more enjoyable and
  exciting experience for children.
• To effectively teach children geometry by
  animating concepts.

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Strategies

• Goal - Build a computer-based game environment
• To help make learning a more enjoyable and
  exciting experience for children.
• Attraction
• Goal
• Success
• Challenge
• To effectively teach children geometry by
  animating concepts.

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Strategies

• Goal - Build a computer-based game environment
• To help make learning a more enjoyable and
  exciting experience for children.
• To effectively teach children geometry by
  animating concepts.
• Teaching
• Reflective Cognition
• Memory Test

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The Game

• Adventures of Ali and JJ
• Adventures of Ali and JJ (Big but slow)

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Geometry Animation

• Rectangle
• Parallelogram
• Triangle (Right Triangle)
• Trapezoid
• Circle
• Extra - Shape

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Rectangle

• 1st approach
• 2nd approach
• 3rd approach

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Parallelogram

• 1st approach
• 2nd approach

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Triangle

• Right Triangle
• Triangle
• 1st Approach
• 2nd Approach

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Trapezoid

• 1st approach
• 2nd approach

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Circle

• Confusing one

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Extra - Shape

• shape

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Further Considerations

• More interactive flexibility
• Being able to go back to questions that they
  finished as a reminder
• Further study on animation for 3D objects such a
  surface area and volume
• Have bonus rounds, where they can practice
  question

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Conclusion

• From a teacher point of view
• From a grade 5 student point of view