Using Math Apps for Improving Student Learning: An Exploratory Study in an Inclusive Fourth Grade Classroom

Autor/inn/en	Zhang, Meilan; Trussell, Robert P.; Gallegos, Benjamin; Asam, Rasmiyeh R.
Titel	Using Math Apps for Improving Student Learning: An Exploratory Study in an Inclusive Fourth Grade Classroom
Quelle	In: TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 59 (2015) 2, S.32-39 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	8756-3894
DOI	10.1007/s11528-015-0837-y
Schlagwörter	Inclusion; Mathematical Applications; Laptop Computers; Grade 4; Mathematics Education; Computer Uses in Education; At Risk Students; Disabilities; Scaffolding (Teaching Technique); Courseware; Pretests Posttests; Multiplication; Arithmetic; Mathematics Achievement; Teaching Methods; Student Improvement; Handheld Devices + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Inklusion; Angewandte Mathematik; Innermathematische Anwendung; Laptop computer; Laptop; Computer; Digitalrechner; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; Mathematische Bildung; Computernutzung; Handicap; Behinderung; Lernsoftware; Multiplikation; Addition; Arithmetik; Arithmetikunterricht; Rechnen; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	Recent years have seen a quick expansion of tablet computers in households and schools. One of the educational affordances of tablet computers is using math apps to engage students in mathematics learning. However, given the short history of the mobile devices, little research exists on the effectiveness of math apps, particularly for struggling students. To fill in the gap, an exploratory study was conducted in an inclusive fourth grade classroom, in which about half of the students were either at-risk or had disabilities. The students used three math apps that employed different scaffolding strategies to support learning of decimals and multiplication. Pre- and post-tests showed that use of the math apps improved student learning in mathematics and reduced the achievement gap between struggling students and typical students. More studies should be conducted to identify effective math apps. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01