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A Study On The Use of ICT in Mathematics Teaching

This document discusses the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in mathematics teaching. ICT includes digital technologies like calculators, spreadsheets, and computer algebra software. The document outlines that ICT can improve how mathematics is taught and enhance student understanding of basic concepts. However, there are also barriers to using ICT like lack of teacher training, technical support, and resources. When used effectively, ICT provides benefits like giving students rapid feedback, encouraging collaboration, and allowing them to focus on problem-solving strategies rather than calculations. In conclusion, the document states that ICT can promote higher-order thinking and better problem-solving skills for students.

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A Study On The Use of ICT in Mathematics Teaching

This document discusses the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in mathematics teaching. ICT includes digital technologies like calculators, spreadsheets, and computer algebra software. The document outlines that ICT can improve how mathematics is taught and enhance student understanding of basic concepts. However, there are also barriers to using ICT like lack of teacher training, technical support, and resources. When used effectively, ICT provides benefits like giving students rapid feedback, encouraging collaboration, and allowing them to focus on problem-solving strategies rather than calculations. In conclusion, the document states that ICT can promote higher-order thinking and better problem-solving skills for students.

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A Study on the Use

of ICT in Mathematics
Teaching
Lina Rose P. Gubantes
ABHS
What is ICT?

Information and communication technology (ICT)


includes digital technologies such as calculators,
spreadsheets, dynamic geometry software, and
computer algebra and graphing software.
It refers to technologies that provide access to
information through telecommunications.
What is ICT?

ICT improves the way mathematics should be taught and


enhances student understanding of basic concepts.
Six Major Barriers
1. Lack of time in the school schedule for projects involving ICT.
2. Insufficient teacher training opportunities for ICT projects
3. Inadequate technical support for these projects
4. Lack of knowledge about ways to integrate ICT to enhance the
curriculum
5. Difficulty in integrating and using different ICT tools in a single
lesson
6. Unavailability of resources at home for the students to access
the necessary educational materials
General benefits for education
1. Receiving instant feedback from computer programs when trying out ideas,
encourages pupils to use conjecture and to keep exploring (Clements, 2000)
2. Using the technology to carry out the manual labour of computations or
drawing, frees the student to focus on strategies, and encourages a process
of trial and error (Jarrett, 1998; Ruthven and Hennessy, 2002)
3. ICT-based tasks provide a focus for extended collaboration between pupils
(Hudson, 1997)
4. The interactive nature of multimedia software motivates pupils and leads to
improved performance (Moseley et al., 1999)
5. ICT-based tools provide pupils with an advanced communication capability,
allowing them to use graphics, images and text together, to demonstrate their
understanding of mathematical concepts (Jarrett, 1998)
Benefits of using ICT in Mathematics.
Becta (2003) summarised the key benefits:

1. ICT promotes greater collaboration among students and encourages


communication and the sharing of knowledge.
2. ICT gives rapid and accurate feedbacks to students and this contributes
towards positive motivation.
3. It also allows them to focus on strategies and interpretations of answers
rather than spend time on tedious computational calculations.
4. ICT also supports constructivist pedagogy, wherein students use technology
to explore and reach an understanding of mathematical concepts.
Conclusion

This approach (ICT) promotes higher order thinking and


better problem solving strategies; students would then use
technology to concentrate on problem-solving processes
rather than on calculations related to the problems
Thank You!

By: Lina Rose P. Gubantes


. Teacher at ABHS

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