The effects of using graphic calculators in teaching and learning of mathematics

Although graphic calculators have been developed in mathematics education for nearly two decades, research on the technology’s use is not robust. Its use in secondary schools (for example, in Great Britain, France, Sweden, New Zealand, Netherlands, and United States) is not well understood, universa...

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Main Authors: Mohd Tajudin, Nor’ain, Ahmad Tarmizi, Rohani, Wan Ali, Wan Zah, Konting, Mohd Majid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2007
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12560/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12560/1/page_45-61.pdf
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author Mohd Tajudin, Nor’ain
Ahmad Tarmizi, Rohani
Wan Ali, Wan Zah
Konting, Mohd Majid
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Ahmad Tarmizi, Rohani
Wan Ali, Wan Zah
Konting, Mohd Majid
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description Although graphic calculators have been developed in mathematics education for nearly two decades, research on the technology’s use is not robust. Its use in secondary schools (for example, in Great Britain, France, Sweden, New Zealand, Netherlands, and United States) is not well understood, universally accepted, nor well-documented. In Malaysia, research on the usage of graphic calculators is still in its infancy and therefore its use has yet to be explored. Thus, there is a need to further research in this area especially in the context of teaching and learning of mathematics at secondary school level in Malaysia. This study employs a quasiexperimental with non equivalent control group design. The main objective of the study was to investigate the effects of the use of graphic calculators on Form four secondary school students’ mathematics achievement and metacognitive awareness in the learning area of Relation and Function. Students’ views about their experiences benefits and difficulties experienced in using graphic calculators in learning of mathematics were sought. Preliminary findings of this study provided pedagogical impact of the use of graphic calculators as a tool in teaching and learning of mathematics in Malaysia.
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spelling upm-125602015-05-27T02:39:42Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12560/ The effects of using graphic calculators in teaching and learning of mathematics Mohd Tajudin, Nor’ain Ahmad Tarmizi, Rohani Wan Ali, Wan Zah Konting, Mohd Majid Although graphic calculators have been developed in mathematics education for nearly two decades, research on the technology’s use is not robust. Its use in secondary schools (for example, in Great Britain, France, Sweden, New Zealand, Netherlands, and United States) is not well understood, universally accepted, nor well-documented. In Malaysia, research on the usage of graphic calculators is still in its infancy and therefore its use has yet to be explored. Thus, there is a need to further research in this area especially in the context of teaching and learning of mathematics at secondary school level in Malaysia. This study employs a quasiexperimental with non equivalent control group design. The main objective of the study was to investigate the effects of the use of graphic calculators on Form four secondary school students’ mathematics achievement and metacognitive awareness in the learning area of Relation and Function. Students’ views about their experiences benefits and difficulties experienced in using graphic calculators in learning of mathematics were sought. Preliminary findings of this study provided pedagogical impact of the use of graphic calculators as a tool in teaching and learning of mathematics in Malaysia. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2007 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12560/1/page_45-61.pdf Mohd Tajudin, Nor’ain and Ahmad Tarmizi, Rohani and Wan Ali, Wan Zah and Konting, Mohd Majid (2007) The effects of using graphic calculators in teaching and learning of mathematics. Malaysian Journal of Mathematical Sciences, 1 (1). pp. 45-61. ISSN 1823-8343 http://einspem.upm.edu.my/journal/volume1.1.php
spellingShingle Mohd Tajudin, Nor’ain
Ahmad Tarmizi, Rohani
Wan Ali, Wan Zah
Konting, Mohd Majid
The effects of using graphic calculators in teaching and learning of mathematics
title The effects of using graphic calculators in teaching and learning of mathematics
title_full The effects of using graphic calculators in teaching and learning of mathematics
title_fullStr The effects of using graphic calculators in teaching and learning of mathematics
title_full_unstemmed The effects of using graphic calculators in teaching and learning of mathematics
title_short The effects of using graphic calculators in teaching and learning of mathematics
title_sort effects of using graphic calculators in teaching and learning of mathematics
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