Teacher Questionnaire Results:

Part B2: Math Curriculum Area

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17. Do you presently use any computer technology to implement your Math program?

RESULTS:
Presently use computer technology in Math:

54 YES 57 NO


Plan on using computer technology in Math in the future:

55 YES 28* NO 18 UNSURE

* "No" includes those people who left the area blank, except for:
the 10 people who use tech in math now, but did not indicate any plans to use it in the future. (One might suspect that they would continue using tech in the same way, which would increase the "yes" number to 65).

 

18. If yes, please elaborate on the activities and projects in which computer technology has helped you achieve learning outcomes in Math. (Please specify the computer programs that you used).

RESULTS:

The results have been divided into two sections "Curriculum Areas" and "Other".
The results have been counted for instances of "present use" (teachers mentioned using this activity with their classes) and of "future use" (teachers expressed desire to try out this activity in the future).

The results are presented in order of the overall popularity (most popular is at the top of each section). "Popularity" has been designated as the "Total" times that an item was mentioned (instances of present use added to instances of planned future use).

 

54

Number of participants who use tech in math now

256

Number of times technology is used in math now

133

Number of ideas for future use

389

total number of ideas used now plus number of ideas for future

12

Number of participants who are unsure of future use

6

Number of participants who say it is dependent on the available software (one said it depends on getting better computers)

 

Total
now+ future

Used now

In future
plans

 

Curriculum Areas

122

70

52

STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY

60

44

16

NUMBER

40

25

15

SHAPE AND SPACE

7

6

1

PATTERNS AND RELATIONS

19

10

9

PROBLEM SOLVING (where curriculum area not defined)

Other

17

7

10

General “Math Activities”  (where curriculum area not defined)

6

3

3

Teacher-Specific Activities

134

100

34

Programs / Computer Applications

 


Total
now+ future

Used now

In future
plans

122

70

52

STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY

50

27

23

graphing,  a bar & line graph coming from a survey, displaying data graphically – learning how to label axes and to manipulate various types of data display by the graph used

33

21

12

Spreadsheet

7

4

3

survey

6

3

3

statistics

4

2

2

Statistics and Probability (unspecified activity)

3

1

2

probability

3

2

1

data analysis, analyzing data from charts/graphs

2

1

1

Millionaire’s Project: students had to spend 1 million dollars.  They listed item and cost on spreadsheet. (#13M)

1

0

1

database

1

0

1

gathering of data via the internet

1

1

0

How I spend my day & week (bar & circle graphs) (#1M)

1

0

1

schoolwide surveys reporting results in a school newspaper (#3M)

1

0

1

classroom surveys (#4M)

1

1

0

graphing commodities traded at Old Fort Langley in social  studies (#5M)

1

1

0

provide a paragraph of info regarding survey taken and the results along with the graph and spreadsheet data (#7M)

1

0

1

take the info from our weekly estimating jar and determine mean, median, mode, range etc. on the computer as well as by hand (#12M)

1

1

0

statistics of local traffic which are later graphed (#15M)

1

1

0

traffic survey that class completed at the 3-way stop at the front of the school. They collected stats for 1 wk at three diff times to see who actually stopped.  The graphs were sent with letters to the city officials (#15BM)

1

1

0

keeping weather stats which are later graphed (#16M)

1

1

0

statistical survey of birth times for various ethnic groups (#17M)

1

1

0

term loan analysis (#18M)

1

1

0

bar graph to chart “favourite sports” (#21M)

 

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Total
now+ future

Used now

In future
plans

60

44

16

NUMBER

27

17

10

math skills, math concepts, number operations, drills, practice, facts reinforcement

11

8

3

timestables, multiplication and division practice, multiplication arrays, using pictures to explain multiplication & division, multiples

4

4

0

Number (unspecified activity)

3

2

1

place value

2

2

0

practise tutorials

2

2

0

fractions

2

1

1

to understand formulas  (#11M)

1

1

0

ratios

1

1

0

computing

1

1

0

prime numbers

1

1

0

factors

1

1

0

rate / rank numbers

1

1

0

decimals

1

1

0

problem solving specified as number skills eg math blaster

1

1

0

students use HyperStudio to explain basic math concepts like multiplication.  Students use graphic objects, buttons, HideShow & automatic timers to show something that has equal groups, the multiplication equation that represents that picture, the addition equation, and an array (#14M)

1

0

1

representing numbers in a variety of ways (#19M)

 

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Total
now+ future

Used now

In future
plans

40

25

15

SHAPE AND SPACE

16

9

7

geometry, geometric shapes, 3-D shapes, polygons

6

4

2

Shape and Space (unspecified activity)

5

5

0

tessellations

5

3

2

symmetry

4

1

3

Internet- geometry, tessellations, activities with optical illusions

1

0

1

shape transformations

1

1

0

making own grids and dot paper

1

1

0

tangrams

1

1

0

flips, turns, slides

 

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Total
now+ future

Used now

In future
plans

7

6

1

PATTERNS AND RELATIONS

4

4

0

Patterns and relations (unspecified activity)

2

1

1

patterns

1

1

0

stamp patterns

 

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Total
now+ future

Used now

In future
plans

19

10

9

PROBLEM SOLVING
(curriculum area not defined)

9

3

6

problem solving – type not specified

3

2

1

word problem game, word problem sites

2

2

0

Themes related to problem solving (themes 9, 10)

1

0

1

more complex problem solving skills

1

0

1

word problems for ESL students

1

1

0

logical thinking skills and strategy building

1

1

0

math puzzlers (#9M)

1

1

0

math problems of the week (#10M)

 

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Total
now+ future

Used now

In future
plans

17

7

10

(GENERAL “MATH ACTIVITIES” WHERE CURRICULUM AREA NOT DEFINED)

7

1

6

Internet - math activities or websites (doesn't specify if online)

2

1

1

webpage design – students have to instruct the computer to do exactly what they want (using simple text). If one error occurs the students have to use their problem solving ability to solve the mistake (#20M)

2

0

2

online math activities on the internet

1

1

0

for gifted students and special needs students  (#2M)

1

1

0

special needs student (#2bM)

1

1

0

enriching and enhancing  (#6M)

1

1

0

for review, for reinforcement of class lessons (#8M)

1

1

0

assisting with virtual manipulatives

1

0

1

internet problems of the week

 

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Total
now+ future

Used now

In future
plans

6

3

3

TEACHER-SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES

2

2

0

teacher uses computer/ word processing to prepare activities

2

0

2

teacher plans to integrate math & technology

1

1

0

teacher uses internet to prepare activities

1

0

1

teacher develops resource binder of activities specific to units and skills in curriculum

 

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Total
now+ future

Used now

In future
plans

134

100

34

PROGRAMS / COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

27

22

5

Claris, Clarisworks, or Appleworks all combined here.

15

2

13

Internet Use (total count excluding webpage building)

13

13

0

Math Blaster , also New Math Blaster

8

6

2

math games (unspecified programs)

7

4

3

Claris Draw

7

7

0

Tesselmania

7

7

0

Number Munchers

4

3

1

Kidpix or kidpix studio

3

3

0

Math Mystery, Math Blaster Mystery

3

3

0

Number Mazes

2

2

0

Excel

2

2

0

Hyperstudio

2

2

0

Decimal and Fraction maze

2

1

1

Math Keys

2

0

2

Quest 2000

2

1

1

Exploring Math Concepts I and II, Levels I and II

2

1

1

Math and More

2

2

0

word processing

2

1

1

Webpage building

1

1

0

Simpletext

1

1

0

Logo

1

1

0

Zoombinis

1

0

1

Tangram Challenge program

1

1

0

Tangram Puzzles

1

1

0

Math Maze

1

0

1

Math keys probability

1

1

0

Talking number

1

1

0

Dino Park Tycoon

1

1

0

The Learning company

1

1

0

MECC

1

1

0

Treasure Math Storm

1

1

0

Out numbered

1

1

0

Number Heros

1

0

1

 “Visual Arts” binder

1

0

1

Math Tools

1

1

0

Math Ace

1

1

0

Geometry Vol. II

1

1

0

Super Solvers Outnumbered

1

1

0

Math Rabbit

1

1

0

Phoenix Quest

1

1

0

Clipart, or unspecified graphics

 

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