Mathematics, Technology Interventions and Pedagogy - Seeing the Wood from the Trees

Aibhin Bray, Brendan Tangney

2013

Abstract

This research explores recent technological interventions in mathematics education and examines to what extent these make use of the educational opportunities offered by the technology and the appropriate pedagogical approaches to facilitate learning. In an attempt to address this, a systematic literature review has been carried out, and a classification is presented that categorises the types of technology as well as the pedagogical foundations of the interventions in which those technologies are used. The potential of technology to fundamentally alter how mathematics is experienced is further investigated through the lens of the SAMR hierarchy, which identifies four levels of technology adoption: substitution, augmentation, modification and redefinition. Classification of the interventions in this paper thus ranges from enhancing traditional practice, to transforming teaching and learning through redefinition of how tasks and activities are planned and carried out. The results of the research will be beneficial for guiding teaching, increasing our understanding of learning in a technology rich environment, and improving mathematics education.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Bray A. and Tangney B. (2013). Mathematics, Technology Interventions and Pedagogy - Seeing the Wood from the Trees . In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU, ISBN 978-989-8565-53-2, pages 57-63. DOI: 10.5220/0004349100570063

in Bibtex Style

@conference{csedu13,
author={Aibhin Bray and Brendan Tangney},
title={Mathematics, Technology Interventions and Pedagogy - Seeing the Wood from the Trees},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU,},
year={2013},
pages={57-63},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004349100570063},
isbn={978-989-8565-53-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU,
TI - Mathematics, Technology Interventions and Pedagogy - Seeing the Wood from the Trees
SN - 978-989-8565-53-2
AU - Bray A.
AU - Tangney B.
PY - 2013
SP - 57
EP - 63
DO - 10.5220/0004349100570063