Use of ICT in mathematics at secondary school of Kathmandu district
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Rawal, Mohan
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Department of Mathematics Education
Abstract
This study focuse don the use of ICT in teaching mathematics at secondary
school of Kathmandu district. The objectives of this study were to measure the status
of using ICT tools in teaching mathematics and to explore the confident level of
mathematics teachers in using ICT while teaching mathematics. This study adopted
the survey design using the instruments likequestionnaire, u-test and t-test was
applied to analyze the data. 50 secondary schools and 149 mathematics teachersof
Kathmandu district were thesample of the studywhich were selected using the
purposive sampling technique.
The finding of the study shows that online resources, mathematical software,
mobile apps are used less whereas the tools of ICT are frequently used while teaching
mathematicsat secondary school of Kathmandu district. The use of online resources,
mathematical software and mobile apps is poor results. The null hypothesis is
accepted through the u-test and t-test and compared with tabulated value therefore
there was no significant difference in school type, age, gender, teaching experiences,
appointment type and ICT training on teaching mathematics.This study has made
recommendation, that the use of ICT in teaching mathematics should be used as an
important ICT in mathematics.
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Teaching mathematics, School education