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Blended Learning in The Mathematics Classroom

Sam Houston State University

CIED 5383

Alexis Harrison

June 28th, 2022

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Blended learning is a teaching style where students learn via electronic and online media as

well as traditional face-to-face teaching. Over the recent years, technology has been used more and

more in the classroom. Especially after the pandemic, since the students were required to become

more accumulated with technology during online learning, technology has become very popular in

the education system. Since there has been an increase in technology for the delivery of

educational content educators must find ways to incorporate it without losing the important aspects

of face-to-face learning. The purpose of this literature review is to take a deeper dive into blended

learning through recent research. In addition, it will address blended learning strategies, blended

learning in mathematics, student engagement, and the effectiveness of blended learning. The

question at hand is whether blended learning is effective in the classroom, especially in

mathematics?

Blended learning strategies

When it comes to finding new techniques to use in the classroom it may become very time-

consuming, especially searching for effective blended learning strategies. It is important as an

educator to find strategies that will not take away from students learning but enhance it. There are

many blended learning strategies that help develop students’ mastery of learning objectives while

increasing student engagement, interaction, collaboration, and the use of digital learning tools.

Blended learning addresses different learning styles, integrates multiple modalities, and is

differentiated to address diverse students’ needs. A few strategies that you can use to incorporate

blending learning into your classroom are: Instruction delivered partially online, with some

element of student control over time, place, path, and/or pace, keeping your traditional methods,

and instruction delivered partially at a supervised brick-and-mortar location and using multiple
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types of instructional methods. Blended learning is not bringing technology into your classroom

and finding random uses for it, it is using multiple teaching methods to ensure students are learning

more effectively.

Blended learning in mathematics

Over the past few years, electronic materials have been used more frequently in the math

classroom. There are many electronic materials available to ensure that teaching is more effective.

Some are electronic worksheets, e-test, videos, concept maps, and presentations. Also, there are

many online websites that allow students to continue their learning after a face-to-face lesson such

as ST math. Since technology is already used in most of our society’s daily lives it is not surprising

to see it grow rapidly in the classroom. Research shows that integrating technology has had a

positive impact on the education system. It allows it to be more flexible, more formative, and more

personalized. Many online assessments allow immediate feedback, when students receive

immediate feedback, they perform better because they know what they need to focus on. Also,

teachers can target those areas with students when pulling small groups.

Student engagement

Student engagement is one of the most important things in the classrooms, if your students

aren’t engaged in their learning, they are not fully learning the content. “Digital technologies offer

other innovative ways for students to learn and engage with mathematics through their capacity to

enable learning anywhere and anytime through blended approaches, as well as the ability to

capture, annotate and share multimedia.” (Attard 2020) Using digital technology in the classroom

extends learning opportunities greater than in the math classroom. It is a way to allow students to

not only be more engaged with their own work but allows them to collaborate with their peers. For

students to be engaged in class there must be some meaning behind their work. When students
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collaborate in the classroom it becomes meaningful, students can plan, problem-solve together, and

apply their learning in new contexts. Blended learning tends to be more successful when focusing

on the student’s engagement and ensuring the methods are effective.

Effectiveness

In the article “Effectiveness of Blended Teaching Strategy on the Achievement of

Third Grade Students in Mathematics” there was a study to investigate blended learning in the

education system. The study showed that students that were taught through the use of blended

teaching had a significant difference than the students that were taught the traditional way.

Blending learning was effective because it included “individualization of learning and student-

centered learning, and other modern trends in teaching, as well as the use of various effects

including sound, image, motion and color, which provides students with opportunities to search for

the information and self-discovery, which facilitates comprehension of concept in a smooth

manner.” (Yaghmour 2016) Blended learning is effective because it provides many ways for

students to gain an understanding of the concepts they are being taught. Having resources that cater

to various learning styles that assist in the student’s learning experience is critical to their learning.

Conclusion

In conclusion, blended learning is a type of teaching style that provides students with

multiple ways to expand their knowledge. It allows students to learn via electronic and online

media as well as traditional face-to-face teaching. There are many resources that are available to

both teachers and students that helps enhance their learning. Blended learning is a method that

aims to enhance the learnings process, independence training, using different technology for

education, and independence training. Blended learning is very effective because it enhances
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students learning, offers many opportunities to grow, and allows students to collaborate in with

their peers especially in mathematics.

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