MATHEMATICS TEACHERS' VIEWS ON "THE DIVISIBILITY HOUSE" EDUCATIONAL GAME

Abstract

The aim of this research is to find out what mathematics teachers view on teaching divisibility rules in the Equation and Inequalities unit to secondary school 9th grade students using an educational game with learning outcomes. The study employed a case study design, which is one of the qualitative research approaches. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 8 mathematics teachers (7 male and 1 female) working in different cities of Turkey in the study. Participating teachers appreciated the game called Divisibility House, which was developed for teaching the subject of divisibility rules, as they found it appropriate. It has also been stated that effective teaching will be provided. As a result, the educational game has been determined to be simple, intelligible, and capable of active involvement. In the research, it was suggested that educational games be used in teaching activities, that game materials be easily accessible, and that the cost of the games materials be kept low.