A Study of the Integrated Mobile technology into Mathematics teaching Activity: An Example from Taiwan K-12 Program

摘要

Mathematics learning within real-world context would be linked to real life more instead of abstract thinking. Using the teaching material easy to get on campus, students can get rid of merely dull calculation and formulas in mathematics learning, and they can use mathematical concept in real-life context and find mathematics leaning more meaningful. This research integrated mathematics education theory and the device of mobile learning into authentic context. Researchers designed and implemented the mathematics learning activities takes mathematical ability of Taiwan K-12 students as the criterion, and combined with wireless network and mobile devices as learning tools to construct a mathematical learning campus that would be helpful for the mathematics learning. The learning activity would also base on constructive learning model and the RME (Realistic Mathematics Education) theory, and consist of interesting competitive game. The mobile learning tools can make the mathematics knowledge to be restructured and present the connection between mathematics concept and authentic context by responding to learning demand immediately, retrieving knowledge actively, providing mobility with learning context, interactivity of learning process. Learners will have drastic change in mathematics learning. In the process of constructing mathematics knowledge, students can find the mathematics again from "question context" to "mathematics question solved in the context." They can utilize mathematics tools to reconstructure knowledge, to solve problems of real life, and to experience that mathematics is from life and used in life by the new advantage of mobile learning.