Project SPAGEO

Research project of the University of Geneva, Switzerland. Funding by the Swiss National Fund.

Nowadays, children are surrounded by three-dimensional (3D) technologies, which have considerably modified their relationship to space and some of their spatial behaviors. Few studies have examined the influence of virtual environments on the learning of mathematics, and there are none on the influence of these technologies on the learning of geometry in primary school.

The richness of the SPAGEO project “Rethinking the links between spatial knowledge and geometry in primary education through virtual environments” is linked to the complementarity of three scientific fields, psychology, didactics of mathematics, and educational technologies. Combining these points of view makes it possible to enrich the understanding and links between the teaching of geometry, the learning of spatial knowledge, and their representations through the design of a virtual environment.