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Comparing the Effectiveness of Using Tablet Computers for Teaching Division to Kindergarten Students

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Technology and Innovation in Learning, Teaching and Education (TECH-EDU 2018)

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The present study aimed to assess the effect of the use of tablet computers in teaching division to kindergarten students. Our research compares the level of mathematical competence of the students taught using our tablet oriented learning method which specifically takes advantage of ‘Realistic Mathematics Education’ (RME) for the concept of division, as opposed to traditional teaching methodology. The software was designed to follow the RME theory. The present study used one experimental and one control group. We found that the students who were taught with educational intervention with the use of tablet computers and the RME theory had a significant improvement on their understanding of division in comparison to those taught using the traditional teaching method. The teaching of Mathematics for kindergarteners using tablet computers has emerged as a vital area of study and academic research.

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Zaranis, N., Alexandraki, F. (2019). Comparing the Effectiveness of Using Tablet Computers for Teaching Division to Kindergarten Students. In: Tsitouridou, M., A. Diniz, J., Mikropoulos, T. (eds) Technology and Innovation in Learning, Teaching and Education. TECH-EDU 2018. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 993. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20954-4_21

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