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In this paper, we present how the use of ontologies and modern information technology tools helped students to connect geometrical meanings with mathematical concepts, based on the properties of circles and regular polygons ontologies, aiming to find the circumference and the surface area of a circle. In order to evaluate this concept, an experiment was set up in a junior high school classroom. The ontology, via abstract and combined thinking, helped the students to have a better understanding of the geometrical meanings and their dynamic interconnections.
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The work presented in this paper has been partially funded by National Matching Funds 2016–2017 of the Greek Government, and more specifically by the General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT), related to EU project Medusa.
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Tzoumpa, D., Karvounidis, T., Douligeris, C. (2020). Circle’s Ontology Extended: Circumference and Surface Area of a Circle. In: Auer, M., Tsiatsos, T. (eds) The Challenges of the Digital Transformation in Education. ICL 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 916. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11932-4_12
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