Effects of an Integrated Computer and Manipulative Environment on Preservice Elementary Teachers' Understanding of Novel Mathematical Concepts

In this study the effects of a computer-integrated learning milieu on the levels of understanding novel mathematical concepts were investigated. Secondary questions investigated were the effects of this learning experience on attitudes toward mathematics and computer use in education. The Solomon-Four Group design was used with two classes of preservice elementary teachers in regularly assigned classes in a college of education in a developing population. The one class studied an instructional unit on transformation geometry in a learning environment consisting of manipulatives and computer software which allows the investigation and exploration of transformation geometry concepts. The other class studied the unit using only traditional geometry tools.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Julie, Cyril

• Education, Mathematics
• Education, Curriculum and Instruction

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8815364

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/69176