Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran, I. R. Iran
2 MA of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
Abstract
Mathematics is one of the most important and somewhat challenging subjects for students, and nowadays various multimedia methods, including vector graphics, can be used in its teaching. The purpose of this research was to determine the effect of vector graphics on the memorization and academic motivation of students in mathematics. The research method was quasi-experimental. The statistical population included all fifth-grade female students of the Qahavand district in the academic year of 2020-2021, which was 188. The statistical sample consisted of 30 students (15 subjects in the experimental group and 15 in the control group) who were selected from the female students of the fifth-grade primary school through the available sampling method. The experimental group was trained through Illustrator software during 8 sessions, and the control group received the usual training. The data collected by Harter's (1981) academic motivation and memorization (researcher-made) questionnaires in mathematics. The results showed that vector graphics training, had a positive and significant effect on students' memorization and academic motivation of students mathematic. The results showed that teaching with vector graphics has a greater impact on the level of memorization and academic motivation of students in mathematics compared to teaching in the usual way considering the attractiveness of multimedia methods such as graphics for learners, it is suggested that teachers use vector graphics in teaching mathematics.
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