Abstract
This study compares students’ mathematics performance when they are exposed to online or onsite teaching. By delving deeply into the learning strategies used by students in both the online and onsite set up, the researchers found the most effective student learning strategies for mathematics online learning setup. Lastly, this study provides an analysis of the characteristics of online teaching which are most effective in teaching mathematics. In the context of mathematics teaching and learning, it is shown in this study that onsite learning setup is still the most advantageous modality for students. However, for mathematics teaching and learning, online learning setup that is particularly more “face-to-face” is more effective in maximizing students’ learning. This can be accounted for by the inevitable connection that students make when they see the lecture writings and the teacher. Thus, it is highly recommended that whenever mathematics is taught online, there should be more virtual “face-to- face” experience to better help students learn. Moreover, the results of this study indicate that when students are in an online learning setup, particularly when learning mathematics, students use more complex cognitive strategies. On the other hand, when students are in an onsite learning environment, they tend to use more simple cognitive strategies to adapt and adjust.
Presenters
Maria Cecilia MartinInstructor, College of Science - Mathematics Department, Bulacan State University, Bulacan, Philippines
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Science, Mathematics and Technology Learning
KEYWORDS
Mathematics Online Learning, Face-to-Face Setup, Mathematics Learning Strategies
