Open AccessUtilizing mobile phones in mathematics class: teachers’ and preservice teachers’ perceptions
Author(s) -
Devi Nofriyanti,
Wahyu Setyaningrum
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1320/1/012081
Subject(s) - worry , mobile phone , perception , class (philosophy) , mobile technology , mathematics education , mobile device , phone , psychology , multimedia , computer science , world wide web , telecommunications , anxiety , linguistics , philosophy , neuroscience , psychiatry , artificial intelligence
Mobile phones are one of the technologies that can be used to support mathematics learning, but currently the use of it in the classroom seems to be rarely used by teachers in Indonesia. This study examined a total of 44 mathematics teachers and 62 mathematics preservice teachers’ perception in Indonesia for the use of mobile phones in the classroom. Participants were given a questionnaire to determine their support for mobile phones use. The results showed that majority of the participants supported the use of mobile phones for learning. They agreed that mobile phones are useful to provide learning opportunities anywhere and anytime, increase access to technology in the classroom, and provide opportunities for differentiation in instruction. As for barriers, participants worry about students’ access application that is not in accordance with the teacher’s instructions. They perceived that instructions, control of students and time allocation are the things that teacher need to pay attention before using this media. Although majority teachers reported their support for the use of mobile phone in the classroom, the implementation of this media needs to be improved.