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Personalized Computer-Assisted Mathematics Problem-Solving Program and Its Impact on Taiwanese Students
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, National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, Taiwan ; , National Chia-Yi University, Taiwan

JCMST Volume 26, Number 2, ISSN 0731-9258 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA

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The study evaluated the effects of a personalized computer-assisted mathematics problem-solving program on the performance and attitude of fourth grade Taiwanese students. The purpose of the study was to determine whether the personalized computer-assisted program improves student performance and attitude over the non-personalized program. A total of 165 Taiwanese fourth-grade students participated in the study. The research used the pretest-to-posttest to determine if the computer-assisted program was effective between the two groups. The results of the study showed that the personalized computer-assisted program on mathematics improved student performance and attitude. The achievement of students in the personalized group was significantly higher than those in the non-personalized group. The posttest score of the personalized group was significantly higher than the posttest score of the non-personalized group. The attitude of students in the personalized group was significantly more positive than those in the non-personalized group.

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Chen, C.J. & Liu, P.L. (2007). Personalized Computer-Assisted Mathematics Problem-Solving Program and Its Impact on Taiwanese Students. Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 26(2), 105-121. Waynesville, NC USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved December 10, 2023 from .

© 2007 Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)

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