Abstract
The experimental design was conducted to investigate the use of Microsoft Mathematics, free software made by Microsoft Corporation, in teaching and learning Calculus. This paper reports results from experimental study details on implementation of Microsoft Mathematics in Calculus, students’ achievement and the effects of the use of Microsoft Mathematics on students’ attitudes in relation to such experience. Two classes of the students from the first year student in Universitas Serang Raya were participated in the study. This study found that students who taught by using Microsoft Mathematics had higher achievement and has a positive effect on students’ confidence of mathematics.Keywords: Calculus, Educational Technology, Mathematics Education, Microsoft Mathematics, Technology Application DOI: dx.doi.org/10.22342/jme.61.63
Highlights
Learning mathematics is closely related to visualization and representation of mathematical objects and procedures
This study found that students who taught by using Microsoft Mathematics had higher achievement and has a positive effect on students’ confidence of mathematics
As the experimental work according to the use of Microsoft Mathematics in learning mathematics started by illustrating a review of activities developed to indicate how Microsoft Mathematics has been used in learning Calculus
Summary
Learning mathematics is closely related to visualization and representation of mathematical objects and procedures. In relation to learning mathematics, technology is identified as a tool and important component to support visualization and interactive media that assist representation, reasoning, calculation construct, exploring, and solving problem (Currri, 2012). Multimedia instruction is presentation involving words and pictures proposed to promote learning (Mayer, 2001) In this way, information processed through both verbal and nonverbal express, in order that students have the opportunity to optimize the cognitive to take the information given. Mathematics is a basic tool in analyzing the concepts of each field in the aspect of human life (Curri, 2012) For this reason teachers should focus on the development of students’ understanding of mathematical concepts and need to provide a quality educational environment.
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