Computer Visualization of Geometry Educational Material in Developing Students’ Research Skills

The results of an experimental study of the development of students’ research skills in assimilating geometric knowledge are summarized in the article. The types and functions of information visualization, the role of visualization in learning geometric concepts with a high level of abstraction, and a characteristic of the student’s research skills are analyzed. The article describes the experience of using the app “Dynamic Geometry” to organize students’ research activities according to the following scheme: familiarization with the basic concepts of the educational topic, execution of search tasks in the app, formulation of the hypothesis, logical substantiation (or refutation) of the proposed hypothesis, formulation of the general conclusion. The experimental study was conducted on the example of studying the topic “Properties of a triangle.” A conclusion was made about the effectiveness of the proposed methodological scheme for developing students’ abilities to analyze, compare, formulate general conclusions, put forward hypotheses, and logically prove statements. The authors also note the strengthening of positive educational motivation of students with different levels of mathematical abilities. The methods of expert evaluations and descriptive statistics substantiated the research results.