Using Technology in a Mathematics Classroom

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Using Technology in a Mathematics Classroom

• Susan Fife
• Southeast Campus
• susan.fife_at_hccs.edu
• 713.718.7241

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"Technology is essential in teaching and learning
mathematics it influences the mathematics that
is taught and enhances students' learning."
Principles and Standards for School Mathematics
(PSSM)
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Technology should not be used as a replacement
for basic understandings and intuitions rather,
it can and should be used to foster those
understandings and intuitions ... In short,
technology can help students learn mathematics.
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When technology is integrated, you will see..

• Increase in student writing skills
• Increase in student participation
• Increase in student on-task behavior
• Increase in student critical thinking and
  reasoning skills
• A strengthened teacher community
• Students have better attitudes towards learning
• Students have confidence in their abilities

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TI-83 Plus Emulator

• Cost Free
• http//ciw.asd.wednet.edu/jbassett/ti/
• With this program, you can emulate a TI-83
  calculator on your computer.

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TI-InterActive -

• http//education.ti.com/educationportal/sites/US/p
  roductDetail/us_ti_interactive.html
• TI InterActive! TI InterActive! brings the
  power of TI graphing calculators to your
  computer.
• Cost 63.99

Function Example
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National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

• http//nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
• The National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
  (NLVM) is an NSF supported project that began in
  1999 to develop a library of uniquely
  interactive, web-based virtual manipulatives or
  concept tutorials, mostly in the form of Java
  applets.

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Shodor Interactivate

• http//www.shodor.org/interactivate/
• The goals of Project Interactivate are the
  creation,collection, evaluation, and
  dissemination of interactive Java-based
  courseware for exploration in science and
  mathematics.

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MyMathLab

• Pearson Education www.mymathlab.com

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MyMathLab What I do

• Computer-Assisted Instruction
• Set Prerequisites for homework quizzes
• Upload PowerPoints
• Upload Annotated PowerPoints
• Use PowerPoint to answer Student Questions

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MyMathLab StudyTitle V

• Fall 2005
• Math 0312 Math 1314
• What is the effect of the assignment of MyMathLab
  homework upon the achievement of students?
• Pretest Posttest Control Group Experimental
  Design

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Pretest- Math 0312

• Originally contained 20 items.
• 5 items were determined to be unreliable and were
  dropped.

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Student Participants

• Two instructors taught both a Control Group and
  Experimental Group
• Control Group 35 Students
• Experimental Group 40 Students

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Posttest- Math 0312

• Looked at the first 31 items on the course final
  exam
• The final exam was found to be reliable. KR20
  0.85

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Results Obtained from Analysis of Covariance
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• No Statistically Significant Difference

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Gender?

• No Significant Difference

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Race?

• Couldnt compute since the majority of the
  students were Hispanic.

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Age

• No Significant Difference

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Other Factors?

• No Significant Difference
• Hours Worked
• Motivation
• Confidence in Mathematical Abilities
• No Significant Difference in Retention

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Math 1314

• PRETEST 16 ITEMS
• POSTTEST 30 ITEMS

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Results Obtained from Analysis of Covariance
Math 1314
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Math 1314

• The only no significant difference between the
  groups.
• There is still missing data so actual results may
  vary.

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Spring 2006

• Math 0312 10 Sections Participating
• Math 1314 10 Sections Participating

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Comments or Questions?

• Susan Fife
• Southeast Campus
• susan.fife_at_hccs.edu
• 713.718.7241