TITLE:
The Effects of Teaching Mathematics Performed with the Help of CSCM on Conceptual Learning
AUTHORS:
Ramazan Gürbüz, Emrullah Erdem, Selçuk Fırat
KEYWORDS:
Teaching Mathematics; Computer-Supported Concept Maps (CSCM); Conceptual Learning; Cooperative Learning; Probability
JOURNAL NAME:
Creative Education,
Vol.3 No.7,
November
21,
2012
ABSTRACT: This paper explores the effect of teaching mathematics performed with the help of Computer-Supported Concept Maps (CSCM) on the conceptual learning. To achieve this end, CSCM were developed and used in the process of teaching probability subject. Within the true-experimental research method, a pre- and post-test control groups study was conducted with 39 seventh graders—20 in experimental group, and 19 in the control group. Each group was taught three times/week, 40 min/session, for 4 weeks. A 12-item instrument was used to collect data. After the teaching intervention, the same instrument was re-administered to both groups as post-test. The results suggested that students in the experimental group performed significantly better than those in the control group, in terms of conceptual learning.