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Information and communication technologies (ICT) are an integral part of everyday life including the teaching process. The level of teaching equipment in Croatian schools ranges from chalk and board to the latest smartboards and other equipment. High level of ICT is foreseen as a prerequisite for successful teaching and, as such, an integral tool of contemporary schools. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of the application of ICT tools in teaching primary school mathematics. The students' success in the mathematics exam, in the Linear function unit, was evaluated in two groups of 7th grade students of the primary school Josip Juraj Strossmayer in Zagreb, based on their test scores. The first group, 90 students, attended mathematics classes without ICT tools in teaching (school years 2008/2009 and 2009/2010). The second group, 110 students, (school years 2012/1013 and 2013/2014) attended mathematics classes with an extensive use of ICT in the teaching process. The first group of students successfully solved (48±26)% of the Linear function test, while the second group successfully solved (58±26)% of the same test. The results showed a significantly higher solving rate in the group of students who attended classes in mathematics where ICT was used in teaching (p=0.005). ICT supported mathematics classes, in the example of Linear function unit, significantly improved students' results in written exams. The results of this study support the hypothesis that using ICT in teaching leads to better learning and knowledge acquisition in primary schools. |
