The impact of integrating smartphone technology on Grade 10 learners’ achievement in Algebra

Mhlanga, Tendayi

dc.contributor.advisor	Jojo, Monica
dc.contributor.advisor	Maharaj, Aneshkumar
dc.contributor.author	Mhlanga, Tendayi
dc.date.accessioned	2019-10-21T13:10:09Z
dc.date.available	2019-10-21T13:10:09Z
dc.date.issued	2018
dc.date.submitted	2019-10-21
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/25886
dc.description.abstract	Smartphone technology can be integrated in mathematics education, since most learners immerse in this technology. Teachers should be facilitators of confined learning in traditional classrooms, including digital facilitators. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of integrating smartphone technology on Grade 10 learners’ achievement in algebra. The study focused on two Grade 10 classes from different township schools in the Gauteng Province. The study was conducted during the first term of 2016. A quasi-quantitative experimental research design was used. Smartphones were integrated in algebra teaching and learning, using the Microsoft Math online application: https://www.math.microsoft.com. Despite challenges encountered during the study, the results indicated a positive impact on learners’ achievements in algebra, amongst experimental group learners. A need exists for future research in integrating smartphone technology in mathematics education.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (xi, 128 leaves ) : illustrations, color graphs	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Smartphone technology	en
dc.subject	Online	en
dc.subject	Application	en
dc.subject	Microsoft Math	en
dc.subject	Digital facilitators	en
dc.subject	Quasi-quantitative	en
dc.subject	Website	en
dc.subject	Mathematics education	en
dc.subject	Learner achievement	en
dc.subject	Traditional classrooms	en
dc.subject	Algebra	en
dc.subject.ddc	512.007126822
dc.subject.lcsh	Smartphones -- South Africa -- Gauteng	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Algebra -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- South Africa -- Gauteng	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Educational technology -- South Africa -- Gauteng	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Mobile communication systems in education -- South Africa -- Gauteng	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- South Africa -- Gauteng	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Education, Secondary -- Effect of technological innovations on -- South Africa -- Gauteng	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Academic achievement -- South Africa -- Gauteng	en
dc.title	The impact of integrating smartphone technology on Grade 10 learners’ achievement in Algebra	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Mathematics Education	en
dc.description.degree	M. Ed. (Mathematics Education)