Do computers! Internet! etc. give confidence to students while doing mathematical tasks?

Abstract

This study aims to determine whether students from Turkey participating in the PISA 2022 survey feel confident using technology while performing mathematical tasks. In this study, 10 questions regarding feeling confident while performing mathematical tasks in the PISA 2022 survey and students' responses to questions concerning access to technological resources (e.g., computer, home wireless internet, mobile phone with internet, educational software, and applications). The Mann-Whitney U test was employed to analyze the PISA 2022 SPSS dataset. The analysis showed that having a computer and educational software and applications that students can use for homework significantly differed in favor of students who had access to computers, educational software, and applications in all 10 questions related to performing mathematical tasks. Having a mobile phone with internet access and wireless internet at home significantly differed in favor of students who had access to a mobile phone with internet access and wireless internet at home in some of the 10 questions related to performing mathematical tasks.

Keywords

• Mathematical Tasks
• PISA 2022
• Computer
• Internet

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