Use of GeoGebra in Primary Math Education in Lithuania: An Exploratory Study from Teachers' Perspective

With the advance of information and communications technologies, new teaching tools are becoming more pervasive. These tools can be utilized in a variety of ways to improve and enhance math teaching. Considering the integration of technology in teaching mathematics, it is clear that the replacement...

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Published in:Informatics in education Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 129 - 144
Main Authors: Demirbilek, Muhammet, Žilinskienė, Inga
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius Vilniaus Universiteto Leidykla 01.01.2015
Vilnius University Press
Institute of Mathematics and Informatics
Vilnius University Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Lithuanian Academy of Sciences
Vilnius University
Subjects:
Algebra
Boards
Communications technology
Computer programs
Computer Uses in Education
Decision Making
Deployment
Education
Educational Environment
Educational Media
Educational technology
Elementary education
Elementary School Mathematics
Elementary School Teachers
Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life
Foreign Countries
Geogebra
Geometry
ICT
Influences
Information technology
Learning
Lithuania
Mathematical analysis
Mathematics
Mathematics education
Mathematics Instruction
Mathematics Teachers
Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Personality
primary education
Public opinion surveys
Representations
Students
Studies
Suitability
Teacher attitudes
Teacher Educators
Teachers
Teaching
teaching and learning
Technology
Technology Integration
Lithuania
GeoGebra
ICT
primary education
mathematics
teaching and learning
ISSN:1648-5831, 2335-8971
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Summary:With the advance of information and communications technologies, new teaching tools are becoming more pervasive. These tools can be utilized in a variety of ways to improve and enhance math teaching. Considering the integration of technology in teaching mathematics, it is clear that the replacement of board and chalk with digital presentation material does not cover all the aspects of the mathematic subjects. One of the important prerequisites for quality of integration technology into mathematics teaching is the teacher’s personality, i.e. knowledge, willingness and desire to improve his/her lessons bringing mathematics closer to the present generations of pupils. GeoGebra as a dynamic mathematics software allows users to explore multiple representations of mathematics concepts. The paper deals with the problem of deployment of GeoGebra in Lithuanian’s primary math education and the main purpose of this study is to investigate reasons/factors affecting teachers’ decision to utilize GeoGebra and learning objects prepared by it in their teaching process. With a view to evaluate GeoGebra’s suitability to primary education an expert opinion poll was conducted and results of that exploratory study are presented.
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ISSN:1648-5831
2335-8971
DOI:10.15388/infedu.2015.08