TY - GEN
T1 - Investigation on the effects of measuring authentic contexts on geometry learning
AU - Hwang, Wu Yuin
AU - Liu, Yi Fan
AU - Wati Dewi Purba, Siska
AU - Zhang, Yun Yuan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 IEEE.
PY - 2017/10/18
Y1 - 2017/10/18
N2 - We designed and developed a Ubiquitous Geometry (UG) app for elementary school students to learn geometry in authentic contexts. Real geometry object could facilitate and consolidate students' geometry learning if students were given opportunities to apply and practice geometric concepts in authentic contexts. Geometry is one of the important subject, however, students have less opportunities to apply geometric concepts and solve geometry problems in authentic contexts. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the effect of UG app on students' geometry estimation ability, geometry learning achievement, spatial ability and geometric concepts and explore correlations among them. Participants were 82 fifth grade students divided into experiment group (EG), ruler measurement group (RG) and control group (CG). The results revealed that EG performed significantly better than RG and CG in geometry estimation ability, geometry learning achievement, spatial ability and geometric concepts. Beside the significant correlations between geometry learning achievement and spatial ability, we also found geometry estimation ability significantly related to spatial ability and geometry learning achievement which means fostering estimation ability through measuring authentic objects could help students' geometry learning. It indicated that UG app was able to enhance student's geometry estimation ability, geometry learning achievement, spatial ability and geometric concepts effectively.
AB - We designed and developed a Ubiquitous Geometry (UG) app for elementary school students to learn geometry in authentic contexts. Real geometry object could facilitate and consolidate students' geometry learning if students were given opportunities to apply and practice geometric concepts in authentic contexts. Geometry is one of the important subject, however, students have less opportunities to apply geometric concepts and solve geometry problems in authentic contexts. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the effect of UG app on students' geometry estimation ability, geometry learning achievement, spatial ability and geometric concepts and explore correlations among them. Participants were 82 fifth grade students divided into experiment group (EG), ruler measurement group (RG) and control group (CG). The results revealed that EG performed significantly better than RG and CG in geometry estimation ability, geometry learning achievement, spatial ability and geometric concepts. Beside the significant correlations between geometry learning achievement and spatial ability, we also found geometry estimation ability significantly related to spatial ability and geometry learning achievement which means fostering estimation ability through measuring authentic objects could help students' geometry learning. It indicated that UG app was able to enhance student's geometry estimation ability, geometry learning achievement, spatial ability and geometric concepts effectively.
KW - Ubiquitous Geometry (UG)
KW - geometric concepts
KW - geometry estimation ability
KW - geometry learning achievement
KW - spatial ability
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85039918968&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/UMEDIA.2017.8074118
DO - 10.1109/UMEDIA.2017.8074118
M3 - 會議論文篇章
AN - SCOPUS:85039918968
T3 - Ubi-Media 2017 - Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Ubi-Media Computing and Workshops with the 4th International Workshop on Advanced E-Learning and the 1st International Workshop on Multimedia and IoT: Networks, Systems and Applications
BT - Ubi-Media 2017 - Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Ubi-Media Computing and Workshops with the 4th International Workshop on Advanced E-Learning and the 1st International Workshop on Multimedia and IoT
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 10th International Conference on Ubi-Media Computing and Workshops, Ubi-Media 2017
Y2 - 1 August 2017 through 4 August 2017
ER -