{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,31]],"date-time":"2026-03-31T14:00:37Z","timestamp":1774965637937,"version":"3.50.1"},"reference-count":33,"publisher":"Bastas Publications","issue":"3","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["CONT ED TECHNOLOGY"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2024,7,1]]},"abstract":"<jats:p xml:lang=\"en\">The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about an unprecedented reliance on digital technologies in education, regardless of the pre-existing attitude of teachers. This study explores elementary school teachers\u2019 perceptions about teaching mathematics through distance education. Using a quantitative approach, an online questionnaire was administered to primary teachers in the UAE during the spring semester of 2020-2021. The results show teachers\u2019 readiness to adopt digital technology in teaching against increased workload. Difficulties emerged in optimizing student performance in online environments. While the institution supports digital integration, teachers prefer traditional in-person classroom instruction. Therefore, the research would inform some educational systems and curriculum planning worldwide on the best way to integrate digital technology within elementary mathematics education. The study aims to close the gap in mathematics education within a digital context to solve the emerging educational demands.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.30935\/cedtech\/14714","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,6,11]],"date-time":"2024-06-11T21:10:27Z","timestamp":1718140227000},"page":"ep516","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Enhancing mathematics education in the UAE: Elementary teachers\u2019 views on distance education methods"],"prefix":"10.30935","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8216-8848","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Adeeb M.","family":"Jarrah","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Emirates College for Advanced Education, Abu Dhabi, UAE"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0717-0681","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kamar","family":"Fayez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4571-6654","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hanan","family":"Almarashdi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Al Ain University, Al Ain, UAE"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2620-9983","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Patricia","family":"Fidalgo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Emirates College for Advanced Education, Abu Dhabi, UAE"}]}],"member":"24457","reference":[{"key":"438085","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Almarashdi, H. S., & Jarrah, A. M. (2021). Mathematics distance learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the UAE: High school students\u2019 perspectives. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 20(1), 292-307. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.26803\/ijlter.20.1.16","DOI":"10.26803\/ijlter.20.1.16"},{"key":"438086","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Almarashdi, H. S., & Jarrah, A. M. (2022). The impact of a proposed mathematics enrichment program on UAE students\u2019 mathematical literacy based on the PISA framework. Sustainability, 14(18), 11259. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su141811259","DOI":"10.3390\/su141811259"},{"key":"438087","unstructured":"Alnaqbi, A. M. A. (2020). The role of using AI techniques in enhancing e-learning in the military education process. https:\/\/www.eimj.org\/uplode\/images\/photo\/The_role_of_using_AI_techniques_in_enhancing_e-learning_..pdf"},{"key":"438088","unstructured":"Anderson, T. (2009). The dance of technology and pedagogy in self-paced distance education. In Proceedings of the 17th ICDE World Congress."},{"key":"438089","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Anderson, T., & Dron, J. (2011). Three generations of distance education pedagogy. The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 12(3), 80-97. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.19173\/irrodl.v12i3.890","DOI":"10.19173\/irrodl.v12i3.890"},{"key":"438090","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Attard, C., & Holmes, K. (2020). An exploration of teacher and student perceptions of blended learning in four secondary mathematics classrooms. Mathematics Education Research Journal, 34(4), 719-740. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s13394-020-00359-2","DOI":"10.1007\/s13394-020-00359-2"},{"key":"438091","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Bakker, A., Cai, J., & Zenger, L. (2021). Future themes of mathematics education research: An international survey before and during the pandemic. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 107(1), 1-24. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10649-021-10049-w","DOI":"10.1007\/s10649-021-10049-w"},{"key":"438092","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Barlovits, S., Jablonski, S., L\u00e1zaro, C., Ludwig, M., & Recio, T. (2021). Teaching from a distance\u2013Math lessons during COVID-19 in Germany and Spain. Education Sciences, 11(8), 406. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/educsci11080406","DOI":"10.3390\/educsci11080406"},{"key":"438093","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Bature, I. J. (2020). The mathematics teachers shift from the traditional teacher-centered classroom to a more constructivist student-centered epistemology. Open Access Library Journal, 7(5), e6389. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4236\/oalib.1106389","DOI":"10.4236\/oalib.1106389"},{"key":"438094","unstructured":"Becker, S. A., Cummins, M., Davis, A., Freeman, A., Hall, C. G., & Ananthanarayanan, V. (2017). NMC horizon report: 2017 higher education edition. The New Media Consortium. https:\/\/www.learntechlib.org\/p\/174879\/"},{"key":"438095","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Bower, M. (2017). Design of technology-enhanced learning: Integrating research and practice. Emerald Group Publishing. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1108\/9781787141827","DOI":"10.1108\/9781787141827"},{"key":"438096","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Carrillo-Ya\u00f1ez, J., Climent, N., Montes, M., Contreras, L. C., Flores-Medrano, E., Escudero-\u00c1vila, D., Vasco, D., Rojas, N., Flores, P., Aguilar-Gonz\u00e1lez, \u00c1., Ribeiro, M., & Mu\u00f1oz-Catal\u00e1n, M. C. (2018). The mathematics teacher\u2019s specialized knowledge (MTSK) model. Research in Mathematics Education, 20(3), 236-253. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/14794802.2018.1479981","DOI":"10.1080\/14794802.2018.1479981"},{"key":"438097","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Forsstr\u00f6m, S. E., & Kaufmann, O. T. (2018). A literature review exploring the use of programming in mathematics education. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 17(12), 18-32. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.26803\/ijlter.17.12.2","DOI":"10.26803\/ijlter.17.12.2"},{"key":"438098","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Fukawa-Connelly, T., Johnson, E., & Keller, R. (2016). Can math education research improve the teaching of abstract algebra? Notices of the American Mathematical Society, 63(03), 276-281. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1090\/noti1339","DOI":"10.1090\/noti1339"},{"key":"438099","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Garrote Rojas, D., Arenas Castillejo, J. A., & Jimenez-Fernandez, S. (2018). ICT as a tool for the development of intercultural competence. Edmetic, 7(2), 166-183. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.21071\/edmetic.v7i2.10533","DOI":"10.21071\/edmetic.v7i2.10533"},{"key":"438100","unstructured":"Gay, L. R., Mills, G. E., & Airasian, P. W. (2012). Educational research: Competencies for analysis and application. Pearson."},{"key":"438101","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Guri-Rosenblit, S. (2005). \u2018Distance education\u2019 and \u2018e-learning\u2019: Not the same thing. Higher Education, 49(4), 467-493. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10734-004-0040-0","DOI":"10.1007\/s10734-004-0040-0"},{"key":"438102","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Hinojo-Lucena, F., Mingorance-Estrada, \u00c1., Trujillo-Torres, J., Aznar-D\u00edaz, I., & C\u00e1ceres Reche, M. (2018). Incidence of the flipped classroom in the physical education students\u2019 academic performance in university contexts. Sustainability, 10(5), 1334. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su10051334","DOI":"10.3390\/su10051334"},{"key":"438103","unstructured":"Karr, C. L., Weck, B., Sunal, D. W., & Cook, T. M. (2003). Analysis of the effectiveness of online learning in a graduate engineering math course. The Journal of Interactive Online Learning, 3."},{"key":"438104","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Liu, Q., Geertshuis, S., & Grainger, R. (2020). Understanding academics\u2019 adoption of learning technologies: A systematic review. Computers & Education, 151, 103857. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.compedu.2020.103857","DOI":"10.1016\/j.compedu.2020.103857"},{"key":"438105","unstructured":"McQuagge, K. (2020). Teacher beliefs and the intent and current use of movement as it teacher beliefs and the intent and current use of movement as it influences students with and without ADHD [PhD thesis, University of Southern Mississippi]."},{"key":"438106","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Mukuka, A., Shumba, O., & Mulenga, H. M. (2021). Students\u2019 experiences with remote learning during the COVID-19 school closure: Implications for mathematics education. Heliyon, 7(7), e07523. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.heliyon.2021.e07523","DOI":"10.1016\/j.heliyon.2021.e07523"},{"key":"438107","unstructured":"Niess, M. L., Ronau, R. N., Shafer, K. G., Driskell, S. O., Harper, S. R., Johnston, C., Browning, C., Ozgun-Koca, S. A., & Kersaint, G. (2009). Mathematics teacher TPACK standards and development model. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 9(1), 4-24."},{"key":"438108","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"OECD. (2015). Education at a glance 2015: OECD indicators. OECD Publishing. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1787\/eag-2015-en","DOI":"10.1787\/eag-2015-en"},{"key":"438109","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Rice, K. L. (2006). A comprehensive look at distance education in the K-12 context. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 38(4), 425-448. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/15391523.2006.10782468","DOI":"10.1080\/15391523.2006.10782468"},{"key":"438110","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Salleh, N. S. M., Karim, A. A., Mazzlida, M. A. T., Manaf, S. Z. A., Ramlan, N. F. J. N., & Hamdan, A. (2019). An evaluation of content creation for personalized learning using digital ICT literacy module among aboriginal students (MLICT-OA). Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 20(3), 41-58. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.17718\/tojde.598218","DOI":"10.17718\/tojde.598218"},{"key":"438111","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"S\u00e1nchez-Prieto, J. C., Huang, F., Olmos-Miguel\u00e1\u00f1ez, S., Garc\u00eda-Pe\u00f1alvo, F. J., & Teo, T. (2019). Exploring the unknown: The effect of resistance to change and attachment on mobile adoption among secondary pre-service teachers. British Journal of Educational Technology, 50(5), 2433-2449. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/bjet.12822","DOI":"10.1111\/bjet.12822"},{"key":"438112","unstructured":"Seaman, J. E. J., Allen, I. E., & Seaman, J. E. J. (2018). Grade increase: Tracking distance education in the United States. https:\/\/files.eric.ed.gov\/fulltext\/ED580852.pdf"},{"key":"438113","unstructured":"Tekinarslan, E. (2008). A validity and reliability study of the basic technology competencies scale for educators. Electronic Journal of Social Sciences, 7(26), 186-205."},{"key":"438114","unstructured":"Toptas, V., & Oztop, F. (2021). Primary school teachers\u2019 views on learning deficiencies in mathematics lessons in the process of distance education. Journal of Education, Theory and Practical Research, 7(3), 373-391. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.38089\/ekuad.2021.82"},{"key":"438115","unstructured":"Usta, E., & Korkmaz, O. (2010). Pre-service teachers\u2019 computer competencies, perception of technology use and attitudes toward teaching career. Journal of Human Sciences, 7(1), 1335-1349."},{"key":"438116","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Xu, D., & Jaggars, S. S. (2011). The effectiveness of distance education across Virginia\u2019s community colleges: Evidence from introductory college-level math and English courses. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 33(3), 360-377. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3102\/0162373711413814","DOI":"10.3102\/0162373711413814"},{"key":"438117","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Yuzbasioglu, M. K., Yuzbasioglu, H. B., Tekkol, I. A., & Kaymakci, S. (2023). S\u0131n\u0131f \u00f6\u011fretmenlerinin uzaktan e\u011fitim s\u00fcrecinden elde ettikleri deneyimler [Experiences of classroom teachers from the distance education process]. E\u011fitim ve Bilim [Education and Science], 48, 173-199. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15390\/EB.2023.12026","DOI":"10.15390\/EB.2023.12026"}],"container-title":["Contemporary Educational Technology"],"original-title":[],"link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/www.cedtech.net\/download\/enhancing-mathematics-education-in-the-uae-elementary-teachers-views-on-distance-education-methods-14714.pdf","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2024,6,11]],"date-time":"2024-06-11T21:10:41Z","timestamp":1718140241000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/www.cedtech.net\/article\/enhancing-mathematics-education-in-the-uae-elementary-teachers-views-on-distance-education-methods-14714"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2024,7,1]]},"references-count":33,"journal-issue":{"issue":"3","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024]]}},"alternative-id":["14714"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.30935\/cedtech\/14714","relation":{},"ISSN":["1309-517X"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1309-517X","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2024,7,1]]}}}