Research Article

The Role of Computer-Assisted Instruction in the Teaching of Probability

Volume: 33 Number: 3 July 31, 2018
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The Role of Computer-Assisted Instruction in the Teaching of Probability

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the role of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) on students’ achievement concerning the subject of ‘probability’. The experimental pre-and post-test with control group research design was carried out with 48 seventh grade students by conducting The Probability Achievement Test (PAT) to all groups. Data were analyzed by employing an analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) on post-test scores with a pre-test as the covariate and by calculating effect size values. The results revealed that the CAI was more effective in helping the students develop the probability concepts than traditional instruction (TI). Specifically, this study highlights that the CAI tasks that designed for teaching probability were powerful and useful for students to enhance their understanding of important concepts of mathematics and might be used as a new and better way of teaching probability.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

July 31, 2018

Submission Date

May 11, 2017

Acceptance Date

January 21, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 33 Number: 3

APA
Gürbüz, R., Dede, Y., & Doğan, M. F. (2018). The Role of Computer-Assisted Instruction in the Teaching of Probability. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 33(3), 705-722. https://izlik.org/JA39PU47JD
AMA
1.Gürbüz R, Dede Y, Doğan MF. The Role of Computer-Assisted Instruction in the Teaching of Probability. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2018;33(3):705-722. https://izlik.org/JA39PU47JD
Chicago
Gürbüz, Ramazan, Yüksel Dede, and Muhammed Fatih Doğan. 2018. “The Role of Computer-Assisted Instruction in the Teaching of Probability”. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 33 (3): 705-22. https://izlik.org/JA39PU47JD.
EndNote
Gürbüz R, Dede Y, Doğan MF (July 1, 2018) The Role of Computer-Assisted Instruction in the Teaching of Probability. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 33 3 705–722.
IEEE
[1]R. Gürbüz, Y. Dede, and M. F. Doğan, “The Role of Computer-Assisted Instruction in the Teaching of Probability”, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 705–722, July 2018, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA39PU47JD
ISNAD
Gürbüz, Ramazan - Dede, Yüksel - Doğan, Muhammed Fatih. “The Role of Computer-Assisted Instruction in the Teaching of Probability”. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 33/3 (July 1, 2018): 705-722. https://izlik.org/JA39PU47JD.
JAMA
1.Gürbüz R, Dede Y, Doğan MF. The Role of Computer-Assisted Instruction in the Teaching of Probability. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2018;33:705–722.
MLA
Gürbüz, Ramazan, et al. “The Role of Computer-Assisted Instruction in the Teaching of Probability”. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 33, no. 3, July 2018, pp. 705-22, https://izlik.org/JA39PU47JD.
Vancouver
1.Ramazan Gürbüz, Yüksel Dede, Muhammed Fatih Doğan. The Role of Computer-Assisted Instruction in the Teaching of Probability. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi [Internet]. 2018 Jul. 1;33(3):705-22. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA39PU47JD