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RESEARCH PAPER
The Relationship between Integrating Educational Technology in Mathematics Education and the Mathematics Achievement of German Students
1
Department of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA
2
Comprehensive Online Education Services, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA
Publication date: 2020-10-21
EURASIA J. Math., Sci Tech. Ed 2020;16(12):em1905
KEYWORDS
ABSTRACT
The Education system in Germany recently invested five billion euro in digital infrastructure for
about 40 000 schools. Therefore, this mixed-method study explored the relationship between
integrating educational technology in mathematics education and the mathematics achievement
of Grade 4 German students. Descriptive statistics and two-level Hierarchical Linear Models (HLM)
were used to analyse the Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2015 questionnaire
data of students, their parents, mathematics teachers and principals. Semi-structured interviews
and classroom observations were also used to collect data at two schools, which were
conveniently and purposefully selected. Findings from HLM revealed that students who owned a
mobile phone, a computer/tablet as well as those who used computers/tablets ‘every or almost
every day’ at home, at school and other places for schoolwork, achieved lower mathematics scores
than their counterparts. While the shared use of a computer/tablet and an internet connection
positively and significantly predict student performances.
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