Students’ perceptions towards Blended Learning in teaching and learning Mathematics: Application of integration

Blended learning has gained considerable popularity in training and education in recent years. This form of learning which combines face-to-face teaching with some technological aids has been widely used in teaching and learning, making it suitable to be applied in teaching and learning mathematics. A courseware has been developed on the topic of application of integration. It is designed to supplement the lectures given in class and to assist students studying the topic at their own pace and time. This courseware was introduced to students in the January 2008 semester. The objective of this paper is to determine if blended learning approach which combines the traditional classroom learning, courseware and web-based learning will help the students in learning application of integration. It also examines the influence of blended learning approach on students’ perceptions towards learning application of integration. A total of thirty engineering students were involved in the study. A set of questionnaire was given to evaluate the students’ attitudes and learning perceptions. From the findings, conclusion has been drawn regarding the role of blended learning to support teaching and learning. The result shows that students demonstrate positive perceptions using the blended learning approach.