Learning with Facebook: Preparing for the Mathematics Bagrut -- A Case Study

To help students prepare for the resit exam of the mathematics Bagrut (Israeli matriculation) of 2013, the Center for Educational Technology established a virtual review session using Facebook, for four days before the exam. 614 students and 16 teachers participated. We examined three central questi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education 2014
Hauptverfasser:	Biton, Yaniv, Hershkovitz, Sara, Hoch, Maureen
Format:	Report
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Communities of Practice Computer Mediated Communication Cooperative Learning Foreign Countries Interaction Mathematics Tests Peer Relationship Scaffolding (Teaching Technique) Social Media Student Attitudes Student Satisfaction Teacher Attitudes Teacher Student Relationship Technology Uses in Education Test Preparation
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Zusammenfassung:	To help students prepare for the resit exam of the mathematics Bagrut (Israeli matriculation) of 2013, the Center for Educational Technology established a virtual review session using Facebook, for four days before the exam. 614 students and 16 teachers participated. We examined three central questions, each about using Facebook to prepare for the mathematics Bagrut: What opportunities for learning were created? What are the students' opinions? What are the teachers' opinions? Analysis of the posts on Facebook revealed five types of situations with potential for learning. Answers to on-line questionnaires show that both students and teachers hold positive opinions towards the solution for learning provided by Facebook. We recommend researching the opportunities for learning afforded by the social networks. [For the complete proceedings, see ED597799.]