Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) in Mathematics Teacher Education

Autor/inn/en	Wachira, Patrick; Keengwe, Jared; Onchwari, Grace
Titel	Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) in Mathematics Teacher Education
Quelle	In: AACE Journal, 17 (2009) 2, S.113-125 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1551-3696
Schlagwörter	Preservice Teacher Education; Mathematics Education; Educational Technology; Mathematics Teachers; Special Needs Students; Teaching Methods; Handheld Devices; Computer Uses in Education; Computer Software; Middle School Teachers; Secondary School Mathematics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Mathematische Bildung; Unterrichtsmedien; Mathematics; Teacher; Teachers; Mathematik; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Computernutzung; Middle school; Middle schools; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule
Abstract	Rapid increases in knowledge and technology call for the use of such tools as a personal digital assistant (PDA) to increase the quality of education and student performance. PDAs evolved from personal organizers, but today's handhelds can be effective tools that help students organize facts and concepts, develop written documents, understand science and math concepts, provide tools that help to empower students with special needs. This article gives an overview of the current use of handheld computers or PDAs in teacher education. Specifically, this article explores the potential of these tools in mathematics teacher education within the framework of mathematics education reform. This article shows that with appropriate software, the PDA can support a variety of effective learning activities that support the goals of reform in mathematics. Further, the authors show that preservice teachers who participated in the sessions with PDAs developed positive attitudes towards their use. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10