ERIC Number: ED579205
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Publication Date: 2017-Apr
Pages: 7
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Tablets and Applications to Tell Mathematics' History in High School
Dias, Eduardo Jesus; Araujo, Carlos Fernando, Jr.; Ota, Marcos Andrei
International Association for Development of the Information Society, Paper presented at the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Mobile Learning (13th, Budapest, Hungary, Apr 10-12, 2017)
In this article, we suggest that the history in Mathematics Education combined with mobile technology, can provide analysis of concepts, theories and significant logical structures in the process of teaching and learning of Mathematics, as the main objective of this study is to analyze the students' motivation and learning using tablets in the classroom. From a collaborative work, high school students have created applications that told a little the Mathematics' history. A private school situated in the east side of São Paulo city conducted this experiment. With the participation of 4 teachers and 107 students of the first year of the high school, we observed that the tablet generated a stimulating and challenging environment in search of mathematical historical elements to explain concepts and theories so far not questioned by students in conventional classes. The results presented in the study indicate that the use of tablets in the work development was of paramount importance not only in the motivational issue, but also in getting knowledge about some mathematical theories put in its history. [For the complete proceedings, see ED579190.]
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Mathematics Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, History, Mathematics, Secondary School Mathematics, Foreign Countries, Technology Uses in Education, Secondary School Teachers, High School Freshmen, Mathematical Concepts, Educational Technology, Interdisciplinary Approach, Questionnaires, Observation
International Association for the Development of the Information Society. e-mail: secretariat@iadis.org; Web site: http://www.iadisportal.org
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Brazil
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