The effect of dynamic mathematics software on achievement in mathematics: The case of trigonometry


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ENERGY EDUCATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PART B-SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL STUDIES, cilt.4, sa.1, ss.459-468, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

Özet

The aim of this study was to determine the efficiency of the computer-assisted instruction method in which dynamic mathematics software is used in the teaching of trigonometry. The sample of the study comprised 58 freshmen of two different classes in the department of elementary education in the faculty of education. One of the classes was selected as the experimental group in which computer-assisted instruction was used; and the other class was selected as the control group in which the traditional teaching was given. The selection was performed randomly. The data of the study were obtained by using two different tests. One of these was the trigonometry knowledge test, and the other was the test where the opinions of the students, who were in the experimental group, on the computer-assisted instruction method were questioned. As a result of the study, it was determined that the computer-assisted instruction method provided a positive contribution to the success compared with the traditional teaching method in teaching of trigonometry.