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Mr Re1lnanlct Gerald Govender (207501841) School of Education
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Protocol reference number: HSS/1158/014M
Projecttitle: Exploringpre-service teachers' views on the use of technology based teaching methods forteaching Geometry
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Appendix E - Turn- it- in Report
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technology based teaching methods for teaching geometry
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Appendix F - Editor's Report
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Thisisto confirm that I have editedthe dissertation, "Exploring pre-service teachers' views onthe use of technologybasedteachingmethods forteaching geometry", by Reginald Gerald Govender.
Yours sincerely,
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Appendix G -
Pre-service teacher questionnaire 1Pre-Service teacher questionnaire 1
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Personal information:
A. What are your subject specialisation/s?
B. What yearof study are you in?
C. Have you attended anypersonal orprofessional development courses in the use of computers?
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YESI
NOI
itYESlistthe course/sD. During teaching/teaching practise where doyou source your questions, teaching materials, etc.
from?
E. Did you do Geometry in grade 10,11 and12 (FETPhase) when youwere at school?
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YESI
NOI
F. Didyou do Maths Paper 3 in grade 10,11and 12(FETPhase)when you were at school?
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YESI
NOI
G. Age:
Years Tick
<=21 22 to 30 31to40
>40
For questions 1-5, 8 and 10 place a tick/s next to your response. You can have more than one tick.
1. Areanyof these devices available for you to useduring teaching/teaching practice?
(Place tick/s next to your response)
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Desktop computerD
Portable laptop or notebookD
Digital data projectorD
PrinterD
Internet connectionD
USB(memory) stickpage 1of5
2. Are any of these devices available for you to use at home?
(Place tick/s next to your response)
D
Desktop computerD
Portable laptop or notebookD
Digital data projectorD
PrinterD
Internet connectionD
USB (memory) stick3. I use the internet for following activities (Place tick/s next to your response)
D
Play online gamesD
Collecting information for assignmentsD
Use e-mailD
Lesson plan preparationD
Browse the Internet for fun (such as watching videos, e.g.YouTube)D
Download music, movies, games or software from the InternetD
Social networking (e.g.Facebook and Twitter)D
Participate in online forums4. In a typical lesson preparation, how much time do you allocate or intend to use technology?
(Place a tick next to your response)
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I never use any technology in my lessonsD
Only few minutes and not related to MATHEMATICSD
Only few minutes and related to MATHEMATICSpage 2 of s
5. Thinking about your experience with technology: To what extent do you agree with the following statements?
(Place tick/s next to your response)
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It is very important to me to work with a technology.D
I think playing or working with a technology is really fun.D
I try to incorporate the use of technology in my lessons preparations.D
I lose track of time when I am working with technology.D
Technology is a distraction in the classroom.D
It is impossible to integrate technology in a meaningful in the classroom.6. Describe/discuss/draw what you think Geometry is?
7. Draw a right angled triangle?
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8. In the triangle below which side is the longest?
(Place a tick next to your response)
c
A
B
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ABD
BCD
AC9. Explain how you arrived at your answer in question 8
10. Does Figures 2 and/or 3 resemble Figure 1?
(Place a tick next to your response)
B
A
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Figure 2 and 3D
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Figure 3D
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11. Explain how you arrived at your answer in question 10.
12. In the figure that follows,how would you prove that OM1-AB.
If you think it can't be proven state your reason/s why.
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Appendix H -
Identifying sidesIdentifying the sides D
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1. Go to www.govenderrg.wikispaces.com
2. Click on the Pythagoraslink along the left hand side.
3. Identify the sides of a right angled triangle by clicking the linkIdentifying the sides ofa RIGHT angle triangle. Read the instructions carefully to complete the task.A smiley face will appear if the answeris correct.
4. Write your answersin the diagram below.
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