"We Are Much Closer Here": Exploring the Use of WhatsApp as a Learning Environment in a Secondary School Mathematics Class

Autor/inn/en	Durgungoz, Ahmet; Durgungoz, F. Canan
Titel	"We Are Much Closer Here": Exploring the Use of WhatsApp as a Learning Environment in a Secondary School Mathematics Class
Quelle	In: Learning Environments Research, 25 (2022) 2, S.423-444 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Durgungoz, Ahmet)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1387-1579
DOI	10.1007/s10984-021-09371-0
Schlagwörter	Mathematics Instruction; Teaching Methods; Computer Software; Computer Assisted Instruction; Computer Mediated Communication; Learning Processes; Synchronous Communication; Secondary School Teachers; Secondary School Students; Teacher Student Relationship; Comparative Analysis; Mathematics Teachers; Social Media; Group Discussion; Informal Education; Foreign Countries; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Computerkonferenz; Learning process; Lernprozess; Sekundarschüler; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Mathematics; Teacher; Teachers; Mathematik; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Soziale Medien; Gruppendiskussion; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Ausland; Türkei
Abstract	In this study, we examined a mathematics teacher's communicative acts on an instant messaging tool, WhatsApp, and its role in creating a sustained learning environment between secondary-school students and a teacher in Turkey. The interactions of a mathematics teacher and his students (n = 38) over two years were explored. The WhatsApp group increased interaction in out-of-school hours. Analysis of the teacher's communicative acts was the leading force that encouraged the group to continue to interact. The teacher portrayed an informal and sincere presentation of himself on social media. A constructive communication style between teacher and students was fostered by connecting through WhatsApp in out-of-school hours, when the teacher's informal communicative acts have facilitated their learning. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01