البرمجيات الجاهزة ودورها في تدريس الرياضيات لطلاب المرحلة الثانوية وانعكاستها علي تحصيلهم الدراسي واتجاهاتهم

Abstract

SUMMARY This study aimed at investigating the role of the Designed Instructional Software in teaching Mathematic for the secondary schools‘ students and its affects on their Academic achievement and attitudes towards using this software for teaching mathematics. The study is mainly designed so as to answer the following main questions: 1) What are the Effects of Using the Designed Software for Teaching Mathematic on Secondary School Students upon thier Academic Achievements? The sub questions were driven from the question include the following: a. Are mathematics ready software effective educational aids?. b. Are there any aims for the ready software in teaching mathematics’? c. Is the utilization of ready software, in teaching effective than traditional aids?. 2) \'Vhat are the Effects of Using the Designed Software for Teaching Mathematic on Secondary School Students upon their Attitudes?. The sub questions were driven from the question include the following: a. Is the using of ready software help in forming positive attitudes towards mathematics?. b. Is the evaluation of ready software help in teaching mathematics?. c. Is there any role for the facilities in teaching mathematics through ready software?. The study also attested to test the following two Hypothesis: a. There are no statistical differences in study achievement between the students who taught by the using ready software, and those who taught by traditional method. b. Are there attitudes differences between the students who taught by the using ready software, and those who taught the by traditional method towards mathematics. To answer these questions and tests the study assumptions‘ ; the investigator had designed an electronic mathematical learning program covering one of the scientific subject by utilizing the ADDIE instructional design model

and using visual basic (V.B) as a programming language ,power point programmer and traditional method for class delivery and presentations. The study was conducted at Al-Nokhba privet Secondary School during the first semester of (2006-2007(3). The sample of the study was drown out of Al- Nokhba private secondary school in Omdurman and consisted of (90) male students. The Sample was divided into equivalent groups ; each group consists of 45 students, one act as an experimental group and anther as a controller group. The experimental group was taught the content entitled the (Mathematical Logic) through the designed software, while the controlled group taught the same content through the Traditional method. I To answer the study questions and test its assumptions, an achievement test was prepared and introduced to the two groups by the end of teaching unit, to find out the differences between the two groups. Data analysis reveals that the experimental group performed significantly better in the achievement test than the controll group. The investigator also conducts an attitude survey using an instrument (attitude) scale that designed specifically for this purpose. The attitude survey was introduced, only for carried out with the experimental group twice (before the introduction of unit study, and after) to the test the experimental treatment affects on experimental group attitudes toward using the designed instructional software for teaching mathematics . Students performed significantly lower in attitude scale, before introducing the designed software (teaching with the designed software). A significant attitudes gain was recorded after teaching by the designed software i.e. they did significantly better in the second case. The information obtained from both the achievement test and the attitude questionnaire, consistent with the findings-from the recommendations. Due to this study the researcher recommends the following main points: I It is necessary to use designed instructional software and multimedia educational programmers in teaching big groups or individual. I It is vital and essential to provide ready programmers to help the teachers for teaching the curriculum.