Perception of Grade 4 Students in Pingkian Elementary School towards the Integration of Technology in Mathematics

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Dealing with different mathematical problems and the situation is one of the fears of the learners. They become stagnant when it comes to developing themselves and discovering their capacity and capability in solving and understanding mathematical difficulties. With this matter, I explored the perception of the learners in the integration of technology in the teaching and learning process.

METHODS

A descriptive method was used by the researcher. Using this method it essentially describes the characteristics of population or phenomenon being studied. The Grade 4 learners with a total number of 41 from Pingkian Elementary School were undergoing a survey about the integration of technology in mathematics. They are all given a sheet of paper where they can choose their answers. After the survey, all papers are collected and tabulated to get the frequencies, averages, and other statistical calculations.

RESULTS

Out of 41 learners who participated in the study, 63.4% of them are struggling in mathematics subjects. Which clearly shows that half of a class was dealing with different difficulties in the subject. 70.7% of the respondents agree that the integration of technology has great help for them to understand the lesson in math. 53.7 % of the respondents highly believe that with the use of technology they get involve and engage themselves in the teaching and learning process.

DISCUSSIONS

The outcomes of this study prove that teacher needs to utilize the usage of technology like television, computer, laptop, etc., in more creative and meaningful ways to boost the willingness of the learner to include themselves in the discussion which leads them to understand mathematical problems.