Geometry teaching experience in virtual reality with NeoTrie VR

• Diego Cangas ^[1] ; Grażyna MORGA ^[2] ; José Luis Rodríguez Blancas
  1. [1] Universidad de Almería

     Universidad de Almería

     Almería, España

     
  2. [2] Zespół Szkolno-Przedszkolny w Żernicy, Poland
• Localización: Psychology, Society & Education, ISSN 1989-709X, ISSN-e 2171-2085, Vol. 11, Nº. 3, 2019, págs. 355-366
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.25115/psye.v11i3.2270
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  • español

    Se presentan las posibilidades que ofrece el nuevo software NeoTrie VR (o Neotrie) en la enseñanza de la Geometría, a partir de la experiencia llevada a cabo con alumnado de 11 a 14 años de edad, en un centro de Enseñanza Primaria en Żernica (Polonia). El uso de Neotrie ha facilitado que los participantes superen algunos de los obstáculos con los que normalmente se encuentran en el aprendizaje de la Geometría. Además, los estudiantes participantes resuelven problemas geométricos con más rapidez, en relación a otros cursos anteriores, especialmente aquellos problemas que requieren una mayor visión espacial y entrañan mayor grado de dificultad. Desde que se utiliza dicho programa, el alumnado está más activo y abierto a cooperar, a participar en la formulación de conclusiones. Neotrie resulta ser una herramienta útil para enseñar Geometría, ayuda a que el alumnado organice mejor sus conocimientos de Geometría de forma lúdica, a que mejore su razonamiento espacial y potencie su creatividad.

  • English

    The possibilities of using the new software of virtual reality NeoTrie VR (or Neotrie) to teach geometry to children aged 11- 14 years old are presented. This software is tested for the first time as a part of math lessons at a School in Żernica (Poland). The use of Neotrie has made it easier to eliminate some of the problems faced by the pupils in the early stages of geometry learning. Moreover, the participating students solve geometric tasks more quickly, compared with previous years, especially those that require spatial imagination and those with a higher degree of difficulty. Since the program has been implemented, pupils are more active and prone to cooperation, and to formulate conclusions. Neotrie turns out to be a useful tool for teaching Geometry, it helps students to better organize their geometric knowledge in a ludic way, to increase their spatial reasoning and creativity.

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