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Multimedia resources In the mathematics classroom
Author(s) -
Phillips R.J.,
Pead D.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of computer assisted learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.583
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2729
pISSN - 0266-4909
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2729.1994.tb00297.x
Subject(s) - mathematics education , set (abstract data type) , interview , continuation , style (visual arts) , multimedia , computer science , character (mathematics) , teaching method , mathematics , sociology , visual arts , art , geometry , anthropology , programming language
In a study of multimedia technology in mathematics classrooms, teachers were given a set of resources which were very mixed in character and style, and from which they could freely select. These were used in lessons over an extended period, in some cases for two years or longer. By interviewing and by observing lessons, it has been possible to draw some tentative conclusions about the relative merits of different styles of multimedia in mathematics classrooms. There was no evidence that multimedia leads to radically new ways of teaching and learning but instead it appears to be a natural continuation of the evolution of ideas for teaching with computers that took place during the 1980s.