Views of pre-service elementary teachers on the use of webquest in mathematics teaching
2007; Volume: 6; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
1305-3515
Autores Tópico(s)Mobile Learning in Education
ResumoThe purpose of this study was to examine the views of pre-service elementary teachers on the use of webquest in mathematics teaching with reference to a theoretical framework developed by Dodge in 1995. One hundred forty eight pre-service elementary education teachers were involved in this study. Thirty-eight groups were formed. The number of students in each group varied from 3 to 5. All groups were assigned to create a webquest regarding various topics in mathematics, such as three-dimensional figures, volume, quadrilaterals, triangles, area, perimeter, numbers, operations, fractions. All group members contributed to their own webquests. After the process of creating webquests in a semester, the researcher administered an instrument containing six open-ended questions about the use of webquest in teaching and learning. The analysis of the data and participants' opinions showed that the idea of using webquest as a new technique in teaching and learning mathematics was common among the participants who also stated that it could be used to teach in other disciplines. Furthermore, the limitations and
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