Mathematical Software in Croatian Mathematics Classrooms – A Review of Geogebra and Sketchpad / Matematički softver u nastavi matematike u hrvatskim školama – pregled GeoGebre i Geometer's Sketchpada

Abstract

Abstract
This paper explores the benefits and possible problems that may be encountered in mathematical classrooms using mathematical software. In addition to exploring different types of mathematical software, the paper also focuses on two mathematical tools which have been translated into Croatian and are in widespread use in Croatian mathematics classrooms. The advantages and disadvantages of both tools are reviewed, along with the software's capabilities, from the viewpoints of both foreign and Croatian scientists who researched the effect that such tools had on mathematics students. Lastly, a comparison between the two mathematical tools in use in the Republic of Croatia is presented, featuring both technical details as well as purely practical ones.

Key words: geometry; ICT; mathematical tools; mathematics education

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Sažetak
Ovaj rad istražuje korisnost i moguće probleme s kojima bi se nastavnici mogli susresti u matematičkim učionicama koje upotrebljavaju matematički softver. Nakon kratkoga pregleda raznih tipova matematičkoga softvera rad se koncentrira na dva matematička alata koji su prevedeni na hrvatski jezik i koji su u upotrebi u hrvatskim matematičkim učionicama. Navedene su prednosti i nedostaci ovih programa kao i njihove mogućnosti sa stajališta hrvatskih, ali i stranih znanstvenika koji su istraživali utjecaj tih programa na učenike i studente. Također je dana usporedba između dva matematička programa koji se koriste u Republici Hrvatskoj, a koja se odnosi na tehničke, ali i na praktične detalje.
Ključne riječi: GeoGebra; matematički softver; nastava matematike; Sketchpad