Learners`perceptions regarding the use of geometer`s sketchpad in secondary schools
| dc.contributor.author | Kanandjebo, Leena N. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-08-06T06:28:51Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-08-06T06:28:51Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A positive perception regarding an ICT-driven approach to teaching impacts learners’ achievement. Two models, namely the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Cognitive Absorption (CA) were used to determine learners’ perceptions. A survey was conducted to determine the attitudes and behaviour of individuals regarding the use of the Geometer’s Sketch Pad (GSP). The study found that 70.8% of the learners held positive perceptions about the GSP, where higher percentages represented females (43.1%) when compared to males (27.7%). Furthermore, this study found a weak association ( x2 = 3.426; ρ = 0.180 > α = 0.05) between gender and perception levels and a strong association between performance in the Geometry and perception levels (x2 = 0.758; ρ = 0.685 > α = 0.05). It can, therefore, be concluded that perceptions regarding the GSP have effect on performance in Geometry. Furthermore, a very weak negative correlation between gender and performance in the post-test in Geometry (r = -0.122; ρ = 0.052 > 0.05 ) was found, which implies that better performance is not determined by gender. The study recommends that Mathematics teachers be encouraged to use the GSP in their classrooms. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11070/3033 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Geometer’s Sketch Pad (GSP) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Cognitive Absorption (CA) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Geometry | en_US |
| dc.subject | Information and Communication Technology | en_US |
| dc.title | Learners`perceptions regarding the use of geometer`s sketchpad in secondary schools | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |