The Impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)-Based Education on the Mathematics Academic Enthusiasm

The main objective of this study is to investigate the impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)-based education on the academic enthusiasm of eleventh-grade female students in mathematics. The study was conducted in a secondary school in the United Arab Emirates during the first semester of 2020-2021, using a quasi-experimental methodology. A school with the necessary facilities for ICT-based education was chosen, and two classes were randomly assigned as control and experimental groups. The study utilized the Mathematics Academic Enthusiasm (MAE) questionnaire, which included three subscales: cognitive, behavioural, and emotional. The study's findings revealed that the ICT-based education method had a more significant impact on students' MAE for the cognitive and behavioural subscales in comparison to traditional education methods. However, there was no significant impact observed on the emotional subscale. The study recommends further examination of students' enthusiasm for other new educational methods and investigating the impact of ICT on other variables such as mathematical achievement, motivation, and beliefs towards mathematics. Received: 28 February 2023 / Accepted: 19 April 2023 / Published: 5 May 2023