ERIC Number: EJ1104617
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
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Using Mobile Devices to Enhance the Interactive Learning for Spatial Geometry
Chang, Kuo-En; Wu, Lin-Jung; Lai, Shing-Chuang; Sung, Yao-Ting
Interactive Learning Environments, v24 n4 p916-934 2016
The purpose of this research is to develop a hands-on spatial geometry learning system to facilitate the learning of geometry. The development of this system was based on Duval's four critical elements of geometric learning: perceptual apprehension, sequential apprehension, operative apprehension, and discursive apprehension. The system offers support to high school students in the process of spatial geometry problem-solving. It provides a hands-on approach for manipulating spatial figures, thereby developing the students' visualization skills and ability to conceptualize images. The experiment comprised a total of 58 participants from different classes with the experimental group using the proposed learning system, whereas the control group using the traditional pencil-and-paper approach. The study investigated the effects of the hands-on system on the perceptual, sequential, and operative apprehension, and on overall spatial geometry scores and learning attitude. The results indicated improvements on effective learning and a higher level of sequential, operative apprehension, and overall spatial geometry scores from the experimental group.
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Spatial Ability, Geometry, Mathematics Instruction, Experiential Learning, Geometric Concepts, High School Students, Problem Solving, Visualization, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Comparative Analysis, Teaching Methods, Technology Uses in Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Quasiexperimental Design, Statistical Analysis, Pretests Posttests, Likert Scales
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan (Taipei)
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