Influence of Mathematical Modeling in GeoGebra Environment on Learning Derivative

Abstract

This study examined the influence of mathematical modeling in GeoGebra environment on students' learning of the concept of the derivative and its application. The study included an experimental and a control group with 204 first-year undergraduate students of applied sciences. The students in the experimental group (102 students) conducted the modeling process in the GeoGebra environment, while the students in the control group (102 students) modeled the same problems without the use of computer technologies. A pretest-posttestdelayed test approach was applied. While the two groups had the same pretest results, the experimental group had significantly better results than the control group on both the posttest and the delayed test.