Incorporating GeoGebra into geometry learning-A lesson from India

Kaushal Kumar Bhagat; Chun Yen Chang

doi:10.12973/eurasia.2015.1307a

Incorporating GeoGebra into geometry learning-A lesson from India

Kaushal Kumar Bhagat, Chun Yen Chang

Graduate Institute of Science Education

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Abstract

Students often find geometrical concepts abstract and difficult to understand. This results in poor performance, which contributes in the declining interest in geometry. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of using the free educational software program, GeoGebra' on 9 ^th grade student's mathematics achievement in learning geometry. A total of 50 students were selected from a government school located in the eastern part of India. The experimental group (25) was taught theorem on circles using GeoGebra while the control group (25) was taught utilizing traditional teaching methods. At the end of the treatment, students' mathematics achievements were measured using a post - test. The result indicated that GeoGebra is an effective tool for teaching and learning geometry in middle school.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	77-86
Number of pages	10
Journal	Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education
Volume	11
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1307a
Publication status	Published - 2015 Jan 1

Keywords

GeoGebra
Geometry
Mathematics achievement
Middle school

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Education
Applied Mathematics

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