scholarly journals Off-Classroom Mathematics Teaching and Learning Using Text-Messaging Approach

Author(s):  
Rodulfo Aunzo

Text messaging is the quickest and easiest way to transmit information to anyone anytime and anywhere. This mode of communication is prevalently used even in the academic arena. In this paper, Mathematics teaching-learning has gone beyond the four walls of the classroom. Text messaging was utilized in the teaching-learning process. The teacher sent concepts and illustrative examples to the students via SMS. The students interacted with the teacher and learned a new lesson through this mode of communication. A quasi-experimental research design was utilized to establish the impact of teaching-learning mathematics beyond the four walls with the aid of Text messaging. The study revealed that the experimental group performed equally with the controlled group, which revealed that the teaching-learning mathematics beyond the fours wall with the aid of Text messaging is effective. It is because the experimental group did not undergo an actual classroom teaching-learning compared to the controlled group. Further results of the investigation are presented in this paper.

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 414-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoshi Sugahara ◽  
Hisayo Sugao ◽  
Steven Dellaportas ◽  
Takahiro Masaoka

Purpose This research applies a quasi-experimental research method to investigate the impact of an innovative resource titled “Accounting Exercise” (teaching intervention using physical movement and lyrics) on learning motivation and performance on a group of students enrolled in a first-year undergraduate accounting course in Japan. Design/methodology/approach Five classes were randomly assigned to either an experimental group (two classes) or a control group (three classes). In the experimental group, 90 students participated in a 15-min “Accounting Exercise” at the commencement of lectures over three consecutive weeks. The remaining 133 students assigned to the control group did not participate in the Accounting Exercise. Findings The findings indicate that the Accounting Exercise provided stimuli in maintaining students’ learning motivation. This finding is important for entry-level students where learning motivation has the potential to influence students’ future decisions on major areas of study and career choices. Originality/value This finding is important for entry-level students where future career options are decided. This effect is also believed to contribute to reducing the declining numbers of students in accounting majors.


2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 156
Author(s):  
Nahil Aljaberi ◽  
Eman Gheith

The aim of this study is four fold: (a) to investigate the beliefs of elementary (grades 1-3) and middle school (4-6 grades) math teachers about teaching, learning and nature of mathematics; (b) to explore their teaching practices of mathematics; (c) to study the impact of their educational qualifications, years of experience, major on their beliefs toward teaching, learning and nature of mathematics, and; (d) to explore the relationship between their beliefs about teaching learning and nature of mathematics and their teaching practices. Data were collected using two questionnaires: the Math Teacher Beliefs Scale and the Mathematics Teaching Practices Scale. The study sample consisted of 101 teachers who teach in 11 private schools located in Amman, Jordan. The result of this study showed that teachers’ beliefs towards teaching and learning mathematics are more inclined towards being constructive or mixed in between. It was also concluded that the teaching practices lean towards constructivism. There were no significant differences attributed to years of experience, academic level, major, or at what stage they teach, whether it revolves around the their beliefs towards teaching and learning mathematics or towards teaching practices (from teachers’ perspective). The study results revealed a statistically significant correlation between what the teachers believe and what teaching practices they put into use.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-19
Author(s):  
Nuriza Siregar ◽  
Suherman Suherman ◽  
Rubhan Masykur ◽  
Rahma Sari Ningtias

This article intends to develop mathematics learning media in the form of e-Comic in mathematics teaching and learning. The method of this research was eight stages developing from Borg and Gall which has been modified by Sugiyono. Instrument of this research was validation questionnaire and feedback questionnaire for students. Technique of data analysis used descriptive quantitative and descriptive qualitative. To test the effectiveness, the researcher implied and used t test. The result shows that media of learning in the form of e-Comic mathematics on the arithmetic subject was eligible. It was obtained from validator. While, the effectiveness of media was obtained from the results of the post-test t-test of students with the results obtained 14.333 and  2.109 so that. It can be defined that the class which was taught by implementing and using e Comic media was better that the conventional class. In conclusion, the developed media can be used as a medium of learning mathematics and it is applicable in mathematics teaching and learning.   Artikel ini memiliki tujuan untuk mengembangkan media pembelajaran matematika berupa e-Comic dalam pembelajaran matematika. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah 8 tahap metode pengembangan dari borg and gall yang sudah dimodifikasi oleh Sugiyono. Instrument yang digunakan adalah angket validasi dan angket respon peserta didik. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah deskriptif kuantitatif dan deskriptif kualitatif. Uji yang digunakan untuk melihat keefektifan media adalah uji t. hasil penelitian ini adalah sebuah media pembelajaan berupa e-Comicmatematika pada pokok bahasan aritmetik dengan kriteria kelayakan yang didapat dari validator sangat layak, kemenarikan yang didiapat dari peserta didik sangat menarik. Sedangakan keefektifan media didapatkan dari hasil uji t post-test peserta didik dengan hasil perhitungan diperoleh  dan  sehingga  dalam arti kelas yang medapat kemampuan pemecahan masalah  perlakuan pembelajaran media e-Comicmatematika lebih baik (efektif) dari pada kelas yang mendapat perlakuan metode ceramah (tidak menggunakan media pembelajaran). Berdasarkan semua ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa media yang dikembangkan dapat digunakan sebagai media pembelajaran matematika.


1985 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 36-37
Author(s):  
Leonard Burkett ◽  
Edie L. Whitfield

Children often experience difficulty learning mathematics unless it is related to objects or situations that are meaningful to them. Underhill (1981) reports mathema tical research (Brownell and Moser 1949; Gray 1965) indieating that memory is greatest for learners when the material to be remembered has meaning for them. Mathematics often has little meaning for children when these relationships are not formed. It may seem remote and removed from real-world events and experiences. Teachers seeking to improve mathematics teaching and learning may wish to consider creating a supermarket math lab in the school or classroom. The supermarket setting can provide an experiencebased environment for activities and make mathematics a part of the child's world. This project can be adapted to kindergarten and firstgrade activities and can evolve into advanced concepts and problems found in upper elementary school mathematics.


Author(s):  
Byron Geovanny Hidalgo Cajo ◽  
Diego Patricio Hidalgo Cajo ◽  
Mercedes Gabriela Montenegro Chanalata ◽  
Iván Mesías Hidalgo Cajo

El presente estudio analiza el impacto de la realidad aumentada (RA) como recurso de apoyo en el proceso enseñanza-aprendizaje (E-A) de la Anatomía Humana. Para el efecto se diseñó una investigación cuantitativa, cuasiexperimental expostfacto, transversal, descriptivo mediante la conformación de dos grupos de estudiantes que recibieron formación de anatomía, el primer grupo denominado de control  conformado por 31 estudiantes utilizaron recursos didácticos tradicionales como textos, maquetas, dibujos, presentaciones; paralelamente se impartió la misma temática a un grupo experimental de 31 estudiantes mediante el uso de una aplicación móvil de RA, al finalizar el experimento se aplicó una evaluación de 20 reactivos a cada grupo, obteniendo los siguientes resultados, el grupo de control obtuvo una media de 2,77 sobre 10 y una desviación estándar de 0,956, mientras el grupo experimental obtuvo una media de 7,97 sobre 10 y una desviación estándar de 0,875. Por otra parte, se aplicó una encuesta de 10 preguntas al grupo experimental en cuanto a la utilización de la RA, los cuales mostraron plena satisfacción por la experiencia recibida y consideran que los recursos de RA despiertan en ellos la motivación de utilizarlo, por su fácil uso y la interacción que experimentan entre el contenido y los objetos virtuales, generando conocimiento con entretenimiento. Sin embargo, desde la perspectiva del estudiantado la adopción de la RA por parte del profesorado será un reto que los docentes deben abordar, dado que su implementación exigirá desarrollar competencias tecnológicas, pedagógicas y de contenido para una adecuada aplicación en el aula. This study analyzes the impact of augmented reality (AR) as a support resource in the teaching-learning process (E-L) of Human Anatomy. For this purpose, a quantitative, quasi-experimental, expository, cross-sectional, descriptive, descriptive research was designed by forming two groups of students who received training in anatomy. The first group, called the control group, made up of 31 students, used traditional teaching resources such as texts, models, drawings, presentations, etc. At the same time, the same subject matter was taught to 31 students; At the end of the experiment, an evaluation of 20 reagents was applied to each group, obtaining the following results: the control group obtained a mean of 2.77 out of 10 and a standard deviation of 0.956, while the experimental group obtained a mean of 7.97 out of 10 and a standard deviation of 0.875. On the other hand, a 10-question survey was applied to the experimental group regarding the use of AR, which showed full satisfaction with the experience received and consider that AR resources awaken in them the motivation to use it, due to its ease of use and the interaction they experience between the content and virtual objects, generating knowledge with entertainment. However, from the students' perspective, the adoption of AR by teachers will be a challenge that teachers must address, since its implementation will require the development of technological, pedagogical and content competencies for an adequate application in the classroom.


2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise M Saija ◽  
Ronny B Sihotang

English language is an International language. This makes the use of English in teaching-learning process in countries, where English is generally not a local medium of communication, become important. Mathematics is also very important for every student, but several previous research showed that students had difficulty in learning this subject. The purpose of this experimental study is to see the effectiveness of the use of English in teaching-learning process of economic mathematics towards economic undergraduate students. The result shows us that students who learn mathematics with English-medium system have better achievement than students who learn mathematics with local language. Another finding was students learn mathematics more enthusiastic when the teaching-learning process is made with the language they chose.Keyword: English language, economic mathematics, teaching learning.


Author(s):  
Ni Luh Putu Yus Ani

This study is a classroom action research aims to increase the activity and learning achievemen making use of Nitasapura. Subject of the study is the 34 first semester students of the second graders SD Negeri 6 Dauhwaru academic year 2018/2019. Technique of collecting data applied in this study is observation and test to obtain the data on students’ learning activities and learning achievement. The collected data were presented qualitatively applying a comparative descriptive technique. The use of Nitasapura in mathematics teaching and learning may increase students’ activities in learning mathematics; before the treatment it is at the category of less active learning, and it becomes an active category at the end of the treatment. The use of Nitasapura improves the students learning achievement of the second graders at SD Negeri 6 Dauhwaru for the topic of number. This fact can be observed from result of the first cycle average test score which is 66.6, it is in everage category with 73.53% learning achievement. Meanwhile, the average test score of the second cycle is 82.4, at good category with 100% learning achievement. Based on these facts, it is to say that the use of Nitasapura in mathematics teaching and learning increases the activities and learning achievement of the second graders at SD Negeri Dauhwaru 6.


ZDM ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Núria Planas

Abstract Classroom research into mathematics and language has studied issues of context specificity such as cultures of explanation or the impact of language policies on practice. More recently, researchers in the domain have started to study issues of content specificity aimed at performing language-responsive mathematics teaching for the learning of precise mathematical content. Progress in the conceptualization of language as resource for mathematics teaching and learning makes it necessary to strengthen the discussion of the contexts of culture and interaction along with the linguistic demands given by the specificity of the mathematical content at play. In this paper, I introduce a sociocultural framing for a mathematical-linguistic view of grammar as resource with the focus on explicitness in communication. I then report developmental work with two teachers on their teaching of algebraic concepts, and address the question of how to learn to communicate explicit meanings for these concepts in classroom mathematical talk. The structuring principle adopted for this work was to critically distinguish and choose or produce instances of teacher talk that overtly communicated conceptual meaning within the algebra of equations. I conclude with preliminary evidence of the effectiveness of the work with the teachers.


2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-38
Author(s):  
Robin Averill

In this keynote we will examine and participate in mathematics teaching and learning practices that contribute to strong learning focussed relationships and enjoyment of mathematics learning. Pedagogies, learning experiences, and caring teacher behaviours that include and extend beyond traditional mathematics teaching practices will be presented as examples of how academic relationships can be fostered towards all students making strong mathematics learning gains. The use of contexts that students find realistic, meaningful, and engaging will be discussed. A culturally responsive mathematics education model that encompasses cognitive, social, physical, and spiritual dimensions will be used to consider themes from the keynote session. Examples of research-practice links will be discussed.


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