Each of these implications creates opportunities to influence the teaching practice in mathematics classrooms. relating teacher motivational strategies to student motivation and achievement in fact does not even test the teachers. And that can work both ways, especially with the girls, who are sometimes hesitant to show that they understand it and they are smart because often you find that with girls, they dont want to stand out. The above quote indicates the value of allowing students some flexibility and opportunities to prepare for upcoming lessons as well as the chance to look back and revise prior learning, providing another example of how a blended learning approach can be extended and made multidirectional. The variation in blended and flipped learning approaches evidenced in this study aligns with the claims of Wasserman et al. David achieved success with this approach and decided to continue the practice in his current school. Investigating the effects of gamification-enhanced flipped learning on undergraduate students behavioral and cognitive engagement. There were also significant similarities in their intentions and philosophies regarding the teaching of mathematics with technology. Thomson, S., Bortoli, L. D., & Underwood, C. (2017). https://doi.org/10.1080/14794802.2018.1484799. Within three of the case studies, the explicit intentions of the teachers were to provide differentiation and all four teachers sought to provide access to learning beyond the limitations of school timetabling. 2. Retrieved from http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/uwsau/detail.action?docID=4717043. The school has a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) program where all students are required to have a laptop. There are multiple factors related to student underachievement and disengagement in mathematics. Ben (case B) was in his first year of teaching when he began to provide differentiation through technology. Bray, A., & Tangney, B. Focus group discussions used prompts that probed the students perceptions of technology use in mathematics. In Integrating Touch-Enabled and Mobile Devices into Contemporary Mathematics Education (pp. (2015). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2014.08.008. The school offers a curriculum based on project and problem-based learning across all disciplines. Expectations of improved student engagement through the use of digital technologies is widely reported in literature (e.g., Beavis et al. The results of this study provide some illustration of the potential benefits of blended learning strategies to begin to break down classroom walls and redefine learning spaces, removing barriers between home and school and making learning more accessible in a multiple of ways. The significant findings of the study include the participants' preference to study English rather than other foreign languages at high school; they displayed high motivation and frequent classroom participation in the English class, strong desire to improve their English communicative competence, negative attitude towards the culture used in th. PDF | On Jan 1, 2020, Ria Rahmiyanti and others published Students' Perception on Teacher's Teaching Strategy and Its Effect Toward Students' Motivation in Learning English | Find, read and . - 188.165.16.25. Students then follow the program as it is set up in OneNote through a self-paced, non-linear approach. Similarly, the teachers affinity with digital technology and their technology-infused practices are a critical influence on whether digital technology does improve access, engagement and learning in mathematics (Attard 2018). 2016; Polly and Casto 2019). ), Handbook of Research on Emerging Practices and Methods for K-12 Online and Blended Learning (pp. Thats whats different. https://doi.org/10.1093/teamat/hrx007. Technology for Learning Program - Information Technology Directorate. The case studies were conducted in a combination of pre-school, primary, and secondary schools from a mixture of public, private, and Catholic systems in a range of socio-economic and geographic areas. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2017.10.018. Calder, N., Larkin, K., & Sinclair, N. (2018). To carry out the study, a descriptive survey research design with a mixed method was used. When they can teach something to someone else. Evidence of increased access to mathematics content is now explored. Split View Cite Permissions Share Abstract Although issues related to learner variables have received considerable attention over the years, issues related to teachers have not been researched as thoroughly. Although the term self-pacing was not featured in the teacher interviews, it was a noticeable feature in the student focus group discussions. Weinhandl, R., Lavicza, Z., & Sss-Stepancik, E. (2018). The Australian curriculum: Mathematics. We now present the results where we weave the data throughout our discussion, organised according to the themes that emerged from the analysis of the data when aligned to the research questions. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Morsy, L., Khavenson, T., & Carnoy, M. (2018). This has made it important to understand how blended learning strategies and LMS are being utilised and how teachers and students perceive their influences on the mathematics learning experience. The themes emerging from our analysis point to several elements as key considerations for the use of technology in teaching and learning mathematics. Computers & Education, 54(3), 767775. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13394-015-0159-6. We begin with a brief discussion of the variation in access to devices across the cases to provide context for how their affordances were utilised in the application of blended learning strategies. (Student, case A). Math Ed Res J 34, 719740 (2022). Students reported the videos to be more stimulating than traditional texts, and they appreciated the ability to re-watch the videos and found that videos sourced from YouTube added a different perspective on the mathematics content. The purpose of this study was to examine students' perceptions of teachers who create and maintain safe and supportive learning environments. Although there were differences in how and to what extent teachers used the affordances of the LMS, there was noteworthy alignment in the intentions of school leaders and teachers for using an LMS for mathematics teaching. Data drawn from interviews and focus group discussions were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. Students participating in focus groups were selected by their teachers from those who had returned consent forms. Corbin, J., & Strauss, A. We explored the teachers and students perceptions of blended approaches and the perceived benefits or limitations within mathematics education. The strategies used by the teachers in this study reveal a variety of pedagogical pathways through which blended learning can be adapted for improved student learning. Teachers take it in turn to set up units of work within OneNote, which then forms the basis of their teaching and allows individual teachers to populate the OneNote file with their teaching and learning materials. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, digital technology use in mathematics classrooms was reported to be inconsistent in quality, quantity, and effectiveness (OECD 2016). Qualitative research: A guide to design and implementation. Davids intent regarding the video feedback and his more general use of self-produced videos had strong alignment with the perceptions of his students. Figure 1. Deciding what technology is best for specific students and cohorts and how to use it is a continuing challenge. Ten case studies were conducted within nine Australian schools. In addition to improving connections within mathematics, the use of an LMS has built connections within faculties (case B), between school and families (case B), and between teachers and their students. Thats whats different. Introducing iPads into primary mathematics classrooms: Teachers experiences and pedagogies. Technology-enabled mathematics education: Optimising student engagement. Beavis, C., Muspratt, S., & Thompson, R. (2015). Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). (David, case D). Technology in the Classroom: Its Not a Matter of If, but When and How.. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 15(3), 545568. Sri Puji Astuti (cici.astuti@vuw.ac.nz) Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Abstract: The primary purpose of this multiple case study is to explore teachers' and learners' perceptions of motivational teaching strategies. Evidence from this research suggests the students involved were engaged in their learning and were able to remain on task while working independently. Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA, 37(3), 113121. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications. Improved engagement and learning in flipped-classroom calculus. Teaching strategy can be referred to as the methods used by the teacher in helping the students learn the desired course contents and able to develop achievable goals (Armstrong, 2013). International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 16(1), 145165. Specifically, we find evidence supporting the use of blended classroom teaching strategies to provide differentiation and personalised learning approaches; visualisation and dynamic manipulation of mathematics concepts; and alternative methods for teacher-student feedback and communication. In this paper, the categories were a useful lens to explore the practices observed in this study. Blended learning approaches such as flipped learning have several benefits that may potentially address some of the significant issues in mathematics education. 2018). Teachers should incorporate activities, assignments, and other exercises that help students develop resilience. Correspondence to Human Development, 52, 129147. 272291). I think thats the way I learn, by doing lots of stuff, and the same sort of thing as Adam; in other classes where youre going at the same pace as everyone else I always found that I would be done with the questions. However, unsatisfactory social interactions hinder the quality of blended learning, despite its potential for flexible and personalized learning. This research study aimed to understand Black parents' perception of armed teachers in school settings. (Student, case D). These are strategies you develop and use in your class to reduce disruptive behavior and improve students social skills. 17). Ten volunteers, five teachers and five parents, selected from professional correspondence, were interviewed to gain their perceptions of implementing self-advocacy strategies throughout . Technology usage in mathematics education research A systematic review of recent trends. Such a view sits well with the goal of this paper to investigate technology-mediated practices from teachers and students perspectives, acknowledging that meanings are negotiated socially through interactions with others and through the historical and cultural norms that operate within the lives of students and their teachers (Creswell 2013). Firstly, emerging research documents an improvement in student engagement due to the anywhere, anytime affordance of flipped classrooms (Cronhjort et al. Lai, C. L., & Hwang, G. J. PISA 2015: Reporting Australias results. Teacher motivation strategies, student perceptions, student motivation, and English achievement. Freeman et al. Catherine Attard. These students no longer view mathematics as something that only belongs in the classroom. Although recent studies have revealed the benefits translanguaging offers for teaching and learning, little has been done to . Although access to devices varied across the cases, evidence emerged from the data to indicate that regardless of the level of access, the teachers blended learning practices were still able to improve the students access to mathematical learning resources as a result of the affordances offered by the available technologies. The provision of professional development that equips teachers to develop effective teacher/student communication techniques required for online and blended learning should be a priority. Research in Mathematics Education, 20(3), 209228. In N. Calder, K. Larkin, & N. Sinclair (Eds. It becomes learning strategies when students independently select the appropriate ones and use them effectively to accomplish tasks or meet goals. Hence, this study explores the following research question: What blended learning strategies are applied by teachers considered by their peers to be effective and innovative users of technology within secondary mathematics classrooms? This study examines teacher perceptions of student reading competence prior to and during the pandemic in Indonesia. And from there you can go into your mathematics section and then get on to One Note that way (Student, case B). A critical review of flipped classroom challenges in K-12 education: Possible solutions and recommendations for future research. The approach provides students with greater autonomy in their learning and makes mathematics learning accessible for those who may wish to revise challenging or difficult content (Muir and Geiger 2016). Their implementation of blended learning often resulted in an increased workload. Camerons classroom is equipped with an interactive whiteboard (IWB). 2018). Research Papers in Education, 20(1), 324. Information in the following context descriptions is drawn from interviews conducted with the nominated school leaders and the case study teachers. Further, digital devices afford connectivity within and between classrooms and promote collaboration and collective reflection and manipulation that can be either synchronous or asynchronous (Hoyles and Noss 2009), providing the opportunity to extend learning opportunities beyond the mathematics classroom. Concerning strategies, it was found that teacher mostly employed Fully-contextual . This level of monitoring also allows David to provide just in time support to small groups through microteaching, which appears to have increased his students confidence in asking for help. Exploring flipped classroom instruction in Calculus III. Vertical whiteboarding: Riding the wave of student activity in a mathematics classroom. Inductive thematic analysis of data from interviews and focus groups for each individual case study was initially carried out. Providing differentiated tasks via technology rather than more traditional modes has been beneficial for Bens students, as he describes below: The technology allows students to seamlessly move between them [the tasks] and also, surreptitiously move between it. Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13394-015-0165-8. The use of videos was one of the most prominent features emerging from the student focus group discussions at each of the schools. Abeysekera, L., & Dawson, P. (2015). Dolan (2016) posits that the answer may lie more in understanding the practices inherent in using technology, rather than focusing on specific types of devices or tools (p.33). Denise the leader of Teaching and Learning Innovation at school D explained that her schools philosophy regarding devices is to provide students with all the technology they require without them having to resort to using their own devices (phones). The following sub-questions inform the research question: What are the perceptions of teachers and students regarding the blended approaches? Another dominant theme that emerged from the research was the element of self-paced learning that was afforded by the use of blended learning strategies. Boaler, J. Hallam, S., & Ireson, J. The teachers and students rated the . The coding manual for qualitative researchers (3rd ed.). 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