Students reported that Geometer's Sketchpad encouraged interaction with teachers and friends in the mathematics classroom¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r1 · q1
Currency · newest study 2006 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q1 i? 46.15% agreed and 7.69% strongly agreed that Geometer's Sketchpad encourages interaction with teachers and friends. → Eu 2006

Evidence¶

Eu 2006¶

Leong Kwan Eu. (2006). Impact Of Geometer's Sketchpad On Students Achievement In Graph Functions. The Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Technology. http://www.mojet.net

q1 · i? · causal · r1

Descriptive questionnaire results on communication and interaction (Table 6, Question 13): majority combined agreement (53.84%) with 26.92% combined disagreement. Percentages only, no inferential test.

"Responses obtained from the questionnaire indicated that 46.15% agreed and 7.69% strongly agreed that the Geometer's Sketchpad encourages them to interact with both their teachers and friends in the mathematics classroom."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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