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Interactive Technology And Engaging Learners In The Mathematics Classroom, Phyllis Camara
Interactive Technology And Engaging Learners In The Mathematics Classroom, Phyllis Camara
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The Program for International Assessment tested students in mathematics from 41 countries and found that students in the United States ranked in the lowest percentile. This struggle with math among youth in the United States prompted this quasi-experimental quantitative study about using interactive technology to engage and motivate 9th grade students in an Algebra classroom. The theoretical basis of this study was a constructivist perspective, using the Piagetian concept of action as an intellect builder. A convenience sample of 76 students was divided into 4 groups: Group 1, the control group, used no technology and consisted of 21 students; Group …