Abstract
This study aimed at identifying the effect of the mobile gaming in the mathematical achievement among the 4th graders. The study instrument was a math achievement test consisted of (30) items of the multiple choice type (4 alternatives). The sample consisted of (66) students of the 4th grade in the City of Zarqa (Jordan), which was distributed over two groups: experimental groups (n=34), and control group (n=32). The researcher employed the experimental method on both groups. The experimental group was taught using the educational mobile games, and the control group was taught by the conventional method. The study found that the use of mobile games is an effective practice for providing educational support to the students in mathematics. In addition, the size of the effect of using the mobile games was significant, which supports the effectiveness of the mobile games in math achievement among the 4th graders.
Highlights
Many elementary school' students struggle to acquire the basic mathematical skills
The results showed the students of the group taught using mobile gaming outperformed the control group students; this preeminence was in all the dependent variables
This study found encouraging evidence of the use of the mobile gaming to improve the students' math learning, and fill the achievement gap between the defaulter and normal students
Summary
Many elementary school' students struggle to acquire the basic mathematical skills. Educational technology has long been regarded as a valuable approach to improve elementary school children’s math achievement (Kebritchi, Hirumi & Bai, 2010). According to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM, 2000), technology is essential in math teaching and learning, and that technology stabilizes math that had been taught and reinforces the students' learning. Results of the studies on this issue showed that technology has a positive effect on the students' achievement in mathematics (Cheing & Slaving, 2013; Ferri et al, 2018; Li & Ma 2010; Slavin & Lake, 2008)
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