Abstract
This study focuses on the use of innovative Tablet PC technology in learning and teaching mathematics. Specifically the effects of incorporating Tablet PC technology in pre-service teachers' mathematics education were analyzed. The significant impact of technology use in mathematics education was assessed by evaluating and comparing students' final project and course grades. Grade performance of two groups of students was compared. One group was the treatment group where students extensively used Tablet PCs to work on mathematical investigations and explorations and to create lesson plans and animated games through PowerPoint presentations. The other group was the control group where students worked on identical mathematics investigations and created lesson plans without utilizing any technology. The outcome shows that the technology enhanced group achieved significantly higher scores than the control group. This outcome indicates a greater improvement in the treatment group's understanding of mathematical content versus that of the control group's.
Highlights
To benefit from computers teachers should have access to good educational software and be familiar with the available software
The average math grade point average (GPA) computed for the treatment group was 2.99, and the average math GPA for the control group was 2.98
The effectiveness of the proposed technology enhancement for teaching mathematics was statistically compared to the standard inquiry based method
Summary
To benefit from computers teachers should have access to good educational software and be familiar with the available software. This grant allowed UTEP to organize a mobile Tablet PC lab. This lab was readily available for use in the mathematics content and mathematics methods classes taught in a field-based environment. It was this HP grant which provided us the necessary technology for this study
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