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The Efficacy of Using GeoGebra in Teaching Eighth Grade Mathematics

Authors:
Hasan Rizk
Hassan M. Khachfe

Keywords: GeoGebra; efficacy; mathematics; Lebanon

Abstract:
The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of the use of the GeoGebra program and the educational aids on the achievement of both types of direct and deferred learning in mathematics in the parallelogram and circle unit for the eighth grade students. The study also compared the results of the students who studied the parallelogram and circle units of the eighth grade in the traditional method and those who studied using the GeoGebra program and teaching aids, in order to find out if there are statistically significant differences in favor of the use of the GeoGebra program in teaching. The study showed that the use of GeoGebra has led to an increase in the level of students' achievement in mathematics, in light of the studies that confirm the low level of achievement in the subject of geometry, especially the parallelogram and the circle units when taught in traditional methods. The study also showed that the use of specialized software contributes to the consolidation of concepts, facts and generalizations in the long-term memory of the learner.

Pages: 1 to 4

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2018

Publication date: November 18, 2018

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2326-9383

ISBN: 978-1-61208-680-4

Location: Athens, Greece

Dates: from November 18, 2018 to November 22, 2018