Effectiveness of Geogebra in Teaching Mathematics

Abstract

This study entitled on ‘Effectiveness of Geogebra in Teaching Mathematics’ conducted with the specific objectives that to compare the student’s achievements taught by us in geogebra and taught without using geogebra in teaching mathematics and to investigate the student’s perceptions towards geogebra in learning mathematics at a secondary level. This study was based on the non equivalent experimental research design on the theoretical basis of Vygotsky's social constructivism. One school with 20 students and another with 20 students for experimental and control groups respectively. The students of the experimental group were taught by using geogebra whereas the students of control group were taught by traditional method. The data were collected mathematics achievement test, class observation note and likert’s scale. The pilot study was conducted to ensure the validity and reliability of the test. For the validation of the tools were by mathematics curriculum and expert judgment. The collected data were analyzed by descriptive mean and standard deviation and inferential t –test statistical techniques. The finding of the study indicated that students in the experimental group performed significantly better than the students in the control group. Also, the students perceptions towards the using geogebra is positive .The study found that the students taught by geogebra were more motivated regularly participated, cooperated and positive attitudes, interactive and positive perceptions towards teaching and learning mathematics. Therefore, Geogebra is found to be is very effective tool on teaching and learning mathematics over traditional methods.