Exploring Differences in Primary Students' Geometry Learning Outcomes in Two Technology-Enhanced Environments: Dynamic Geometry and 3D Printing

Autor/inn/en	Ng, Oi-Lam; Shi, Lian; Ting, Fridolin
Titel	Exploring Differences in Primary Students' Geometry Learning Outcomes in Two Technology-Enhanced Environments: Dynamic Geometry and 3D Printing
Quelle	In: International Journal of STEM Education, 7 (2020), Artikel 50 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ng, Oi-Lam)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2196-7822
DOI	10.1186/s40594-020-00244-1
Schlagwörter	Geometry; Mathematics Instruction; Pretests Posttests; Teaching Methods; Computer Software; Computer Assisted Instruction; Inquiry; Thinking Skills; Mathematics Tests; Outcomes of Education; Prior Learning; Intervention; Instructional Effectiveness; Geometric Concepts; Comparative Analysis; Elementary School Students; Sensory Integration; Visual Perception + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geometrie; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Denkfähigkeit; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Vorkenntnisse; Unterrichtserfolg; Elementare Geometrie; Sensorische Integration; Visuelle Wahrnehmung
Abstract	Background: This paper compares the effects of two classroom-based technology-enhanced teaching interventions, conducted in two schools in sixth (age 11-12) grade. In one school, the intervention involves the use of a class set of 3D Printing Pens, and in another school the use of dynamic geometry environments, for inquiry-based learning of the relations among the number of vertices, edges, and faces of prisms and pyramids. An instrument was designed as guided by the van Hiele model of geometric thinking and administered to the two groups in the form of pretests, posttests, and delayed posttests to assess students' prior knowledge before the intervention started, the learning outcomes obtained immediately after intervention, and the retention of knowledge after the interventions had been completed for a sustained period of time. The purpose of this study is to explore differences in geometry learning outcomes in two technology-enhanced environments, one that involves dynamic, visual representations of geometry and another that involves embodied actions of constructing physical 3D solids. Results: The results show that students using dynamic geometry improved at a higher rate than those using 3D Pens. On the other hand, students with the aid of 3D Pens demonstrated better retention of the properties of 3D solids than their dynamic geometry counterparts. Namely, the posttest results show that the dynamic geometry environment (DGE) group generally outperformed the 3D Pen group across categories. The observed outperformance by the DGE group on "advanced" implies that the DGE technology had a stronger effect on higher levels of geometric learning. However, the results from the ANCOVA suggest that the retention effect was more significant with 3D Pens. Conclusions: This study has established evidence that the DGE instructions produced strong but relatively temporary geometry learning outcomes, while 3D Pen instructions can help solidify that knowledge. The results of this study further shed light on the effect of visual and sensory-motor experiences on school mathematics learning and corroborate previous work showing that the effects of gesture are particularly good at promoting long-lasting learning. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01