Chew, Cheng Meng
(2012)
Assessing Pre-Service Secondary Mathematics
Teachers' Attitude Towards Geometer's
Sketchpad.
The Asia Pacific Journal of Educators and Education (formerly known as Journal of Educators and Education), 27 (1).
pp. 1-13.
ISSN 2289-9057
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess pre-service secondary mathematics
teachers' attitude towards Geometer's Sketchpad (GSP) following an introductory GSP
workshop. GSP is a dynamic geometry software program used for constructing and
investigating mathematical objects. It is a dynamic tool for construction, demonstration
and exploration of mathematical objects, adding a powerful dimension to the study of
geometry and many other areas of mathematics. A total of 107 pre-service secondary
mathematics teachers who attended a mathematics teaching methods course in a local
public university participated in the GSP workshop. None of the participants had any
prior experience using GSP. Analysis of their responses to the "Geometer's Sketchpad
Attitude Scales" indicated that the pre-service secondary mathematics teachers showed a
positive attitude towards GSP is more appropriate because the ''Geometer's Sketchpad
Attitude Scales'' was used to access the participants' attitude towards GSP. The results
also indicated that there was no significant difference between male and female preservice secondary mathematics teachers in their overall attitude towards GSP is more
appropriate because the ''Geometer's Sketchpad Attitude Scales'' was used to access the
participants' attitude towards GSP. Implications of the study for conducting GSP
workshops in mathematics teaching methods courses are discussed.
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