Student's perception in learning Mathematics through the integration of ICT

Abstract

This study is based on survey research design entitled “Students Perceptions in Learning Mathematics Through the Integration of ICT”. The objectives of this study were to find out the perception of mathematics students towards the use of ICT in teaching mathematics and to compare the perception of Boys students’ and Girls students towards the use of ICT in teaching mathematics. The sample of the study consisted from who studied ICT in Mathematics Education at Central Department of Education 2077. The data were collected from questionnaire. For this study, 30 Boys students and 20 Girls students were selected by accidental sampling method. The questionnaire was prepared on the basis of six dimension (skill development, teaching materials, students' motivation, challenges, internet surfing). The perception of their views measured in the five-point Likert’s scale. The collected data was tabulated and analyzed by using SPSS software version 23.0 to get the value of statistics mean and percentage for first objective, mean, mean rank and U value were computed by using Z-test at 0.05% level of significance for second objective. The study found that, Boys and Girls mathematics students had positive perception towards use of ICT in teaching mathematics. ICT help to develop the student skills, effective teaching material, and time and classroom management. The researcher found that ICT help to increase the rate of student and attendance in mathematics and motivated the students to learn mathematics. Also, concluded that there is no significance difference between the perception of Boys and Girls mathematics students towards ICT in teaching mathematics.