مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - Prospective Secondary Mathematics Teachers’ Views on Task Design at Geogebra Environment

Abstract :

Computers which are the one of the most important products of technology have led the development of different software which is used for teaching mathematics. Geogebra stands out with many features among those software such as being free of charge, dynamic properties, widespread use, and user friendly interface. Mathematics teachers are expected to use dynamic software actively and design materials on them to help students for learning mathematics easily and effectively. In this study, it is aimed to reveal the views of prospective secondary school mathematics teachers about materials design in Geogebra environment to use in mathematics classes and thoughts about future usage of these materials. The participants of the study consisted of two male and nine female prospective secondary school mathematics teachers. Apart from their degree programs, five-week teaching experiment was conducted with participants of the study. Main goal of teaching experiment is to make prospective teachers’ technologic pedagogic content knowledge equal in Geogebra environment. After the teaching experiment semi-constructed interviews were conducted with seven volunteers of the participants. Transcripts of interviews and observation notes, which were taken during the teaching experiment, were analyzed by using content analysis. According to the findings of the study, codes were grouped under three themes: The advantages and disadvantages of preparing materials in Geogebra environment, the effects of materials prepared in Geogebra environment on conceptual understanding and motivation, and appropriate topics of mathematics for preparing materials in Geogebra environment and future usage of materials in classroom environment.