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The Effectiveness of an E-Book on Developing Mathematical Thinking Skills and Acquisition of Mathematical Concepts among 5th Graders in Gaza

by Ibrahim Hamed Al-astal, Ahmad A. Abu Zaydah
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 116 - Number 21
Year of Publication: 2015
Authors: Ibrahim Hamed Al-astal, Ahmad A. Abu Zaydah
10.5120/20461-2824

Ibrahim Hamed Al-astal, Ahmad A. Abu Zaydah . The Effectiveness of an E-Book on Developing Mathematical Thinking Skills and Acquisition of Mathematical Concepts among 5th Graders in Gaza. International Journal of Computer Applications. 116, 21 ( April 2015), 23-29. DOI=10.5120/20461-2824

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author = { Ibrahim Hamed Al-astal, Ahmad A. Abu Zaydah },
title = { The Effectiveness of an E-Book on Developing Mathematical Thinking Skills and Acquisition of Mathematical Concepts among 5th Graders in Gaza },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { April 2015 },
volume = { 116 },
number = { 21 },
month = { April },
year = { 2015 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 23-29 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume116/number21/20461-2824/ },
doi = { 10.5120/20461-2824 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
}
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%A Ibrahim Hamed Al-astal
%A Ahmad A. Abu Zaydah
%T The Effectiveness of an E-Book on Developing Mathematical Thinking Skills and Acquisition of Mathematical Concepts among 5th Graders in Gaza
%J International Journal of Computer Applications
%@ 0975-8887
%V 116
%N 21
%P 23-29
%D 2015
%I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of using an e- book on Developing Mathematical Thinking Skills and Acquisition of Mathematical Concepts Among 5th Graders in Gaza. The researchers adopted the experimental approach. The Quasi Experimental Design ( pre-post test for two groups) is adopted in the study, The sample of the study included (70) students from Bet Lahya Elementary School during the second term(2013-2014). The study sample consists of two classes have been randomly selected from the school 5th grade classes, one of them (36 students) has been chosen as experimental group and the other(34 students) as control group. Two tools were used, Mathematical thinking test and Mathematical Concepts Acquisition Test. The results revealed that there were statistically significant difference at (? = 0. 05) between the scores means of the experimental group and control group in mathematical thinking skills test in favor of the experimental group. Moreover there are also significant differences at (? = 0. 05) between the scores mean of the experimental group and control group in Acquisition of Mathematical Concepts in favor of experimental group. ?2 and d values which were calculated, indicated to large effectiveness of the used e-book on developing mathematical thinking skills and acquisition of mathematical concepts of 5th Graders in Gaza.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

e- book mathematical thinking skills acquisition of mathematical concepts the fifth grade male students

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