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Mathematics Education Department, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, INDONESIA
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Asian Centre for Mathematics Education, East China Normal University, CHINA
ABSTRACT
Indonesia, like many other countries, see Information and Communication Technology
(ICT) as a potential tool for enhancing the quality of education. However, there is a lack
of research examining Indonesian secondary mathematics teachers’ knowledge in the
integration of ICT. In this study, we aimed to investigate Indonesian secondary teachers’
knowledge in the use of ICT in secondary mathematics classrooms. The study employed
a quantitative method with a cross-sectional survey approach. It was conducted in one
of Indonesia’s provinces where the data were collected from 341 secondary
mathematics teachers through a questionnaire survey. The findings suggest that, to a
large extent, Indonesian secondary mathematics teachers have a largely inadequate
knowledge of ICT and knowledge of ICT use in teaching. Based on the findings, we
argue that it is crucial to improve Indonesian teachers’ knowledge of both aspects, and
more training courses for teachers’ knowledge development are needed.
Keywords: ICT, Indonesian mathematics education, teacher education, teacher
knowledge
INTRODUCTION
Like many other countries in the world, the current secondary mathematics curriculum in Indonesia emphasises
the use of ICT in the practice of teaching and learning. This is clearly stated in the secondary school mathematics’
curriculum document, as it says “in order to improve the effectiveness of teaching and learning, schools should
promote the use of information and communication technology such as computer, concrete material and other
media” (MoEC, 2007, p. 397).
The Indonesian government implemented a reformed curriculum in 1984 which signalled the first attempted
policy directive to integrate modern technologies into mathematics classrooms (Mailizar, Manahel and Fan, 2014).
It was an example of the government’s efforts to strengthen mathematics education in the country (Ruseffendi,
1988, p. 102). This indicates that the integration of modern technology in teaching and learning has been a feature
for quite a long time of the mathematics curriculum in the country. In a sense, this also explains that the integration
of modern technology in teaching and learning has been a feature of the Indonesian mathematics curriculum for
quite a long time.
It is widely believed that teachers play a significant role in the integration of ICT in the classroom. Therefore,
while earlier research on the integration of ICT has mostly focused on the students’ outcome (e.g., Hennessy, Fung,
& Scanlon, 2001; Sinclair & Jackiw, 2005; Smeets, 2005; Witte & Rogge, 2014), more recent studies have shifted focus
to teachers’ development of their knowledge (Clark-Wilson, Robutti, & Siclair, 2014). Researchers in many countries
have conducted studies on teachers’ knowledge of ICT or the use ICT in teaching, for example, Archambault and
Crippen (2009) and Debbagh and Jones (2018) in the United States, Loveless (2007) in the United Kingdom,
Doukakis, Koilias, Adamopoulos, and Giannopoulou (2011) in Greece, Al Harbi (2014) in Saudi Arabia, Owusu,
Lindsey, and Chris (2015) in New Zealand, Koh, Woo, and Lim (2013) in Singapore, to name a few.
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In mathematics education, researchers have also investigated mathematics teachers’ knowledge about ICT and
the integration of ICT in mathematics classrooms, such as that by Handal, Campbell, Cavanagh, Petocz, and Kelly
(2013) in Australia, Stoilescu (2015) in Canada, and Agyei and Voogt (2011) in Ghana. Those studies found that
mathematics teachers did not have sufficient knowledge about ICT and how to use ICT in teaching.
However, the previous studies have left several gaps to be filled. First, regarding studies on mathematics
teachers’ knowledge of ICT and teachers’ knowledge of ICT use in teaching, most of the studies have been
conducted in developed countries. In contrast, it appears clear that there have been a limited number of publications
reporting on this issue for developing countries, including Indonesia. Second, in the Indonesian context, the
previous studies on teachers’ knowledge about the use of ICT in teaching (e.g., Marzal, 2013; Puspiratini, Sunaryo,
& Suryani, 2013; Rimilda, 2015) also had left several gaps. For instance, Marzal’s (2013) study did not investigate
teachers’ knowledge of using mathematical software (e.g., Dynamic Geometry and Computer Algebra System)
while Rimilda’s (2015) study involved five participants who were student teachers at the schools they were doing
teaching practicum. As a result, those studies were not aimed to, nor did they fully reveal Indonesian secondary
mathematics teachers’ knowledge of ICT integration. Therefore, this study seeks to investigate Indonesian
secondary mathematics teachers’ knowledge of ICT and the use of ICT in mathematics teaching.
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
The literature presents several frameworks that have been used to understand and investigate teachers’
knowledge. A prominent one was initially proposed by Shulman (1986) and called Pedagogical Content Knowledge
(PCK). This framework identifies “the distinctive bodies of knowledge for teaching” (Shulman, 1986, p. 8). He
defined pedagogical content knowledge that “represents blending of content and pedagogy in an understanding
of how particular topics, problems, or issues are organized, represented, and adapted to the diverse interests and
abilities of learners, and presented for instruction.”
Researchers (e.g., Angeli & Valanides, 2009; Brantley-Dias, Kinuthia, Shoffner, de-Casto, & Rigole, 2007;
Chinnappan & Thomas, 2008; Mishra & Koehler, 2006; Niess, 2005; Pierson, 2001) extended Shulman’s framework
to gain insights to understand and define teachers’ knowledge about the use of digital technologies. They argue
that teachers need knowledge that build on and intersect with what Shulman (1986) described to use the digital
tool effectively in the classroom. Therefore, this additional knowledge has been conceptualised in various ways
including Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPCK) (Mishra & Koehler, 2006; Niess, 2005; Pierson, 2001),
and ICT-TPCK (Angeli & Valanides, 2009).
Pierson (2001) believes that teachers would be able to effectively use technology in the classroom when they
employ pedagogical knowledge and content knowledge extensively in combination with technology knowledge.
The combination of the three knowledge areas, namely technological, pedagogical and content knowledge, would define
effective technology integration. Following Pierson (2001), Niess (2005) refers to the term TPCK as technology-
enhanced PCK.
Furthermore, in the same year as Niess (2005), based on their study on collaborative design of online courses
by teacher educators and master students, Koehler and Mishra (2005) conceptualised the knowledge that a teacher
would need to effectively teach with technology. They extended Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) (Shulman,
1986) as a conceptual basis for conceptualisation of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPCK), which was
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Figure 1. The components of the TPACK framework (Mishra & Koehler, 2006)
then abbreviated as TPACK by Thompson and Mishra (2008). According to Voogt, Fisser, Pareja Roblin, Tondeur,
and van Braak (2013), the TPACK framework (see Figure 1) proposed by Mishra and Koehler (2006) has become
well known compared to the other conceptualisations such as Pierson’s (2001) and Niess’s (2005). The core idea of
the TPACK framework is the interactions between three types of knowledge: (a) technological knowledge; (b)
pedagogical knowledge; and (c) content knowledge.
Chai, Koh, and Tsai (2013) define each construct of TPACK as presented in Table 1. These definitions of TPACK
components seem concise and distinctive for the elements particularly in relation to TCK, TPK and TPCK.
Angeli and Valanides (2009) adapted TPACK becoming ICT-TPCK through an interaction of five areas. They
renamed the technology domain as Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) as well as they added two
knowledge domains: knowledge of student and knowledge of the context within which learning occurs. Therefore,
in the model (see Figure 2), Angeli and Valanides (2009) present five domains of knowledge that teachers would
need when they integrate ICT in teaching: content knowledge; pedagogical knowledge; knowledge of learners;
knowledge of context; and knowledge of ICT.
The two models share some common principle elements. First, they strongly address the existing various
components of digital technology and their affordance for teaching and learning. This requires teachers to
understand ICT broadly enough to apply it effectively in the classroom and to recognise when ICT can assist them
in achieving the goal of teaching and learning. Second, the integration of ICT in teaching requires teachers to
understand the existence of various ICT tools and their pedagogical affordance (see Angeli & Valanides, 2009;
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Mishra & Koehler, 2006). Finally, both models also address knowledge of pedagogical strategies and ability to apply
those strategies for the use of ICT for a specific learning tasks or contents. Drawing upon those two models, we
classified constructs of knowledge investigated in this study as follows.
We adopted Angeli and Valanides’s (2009, p. 158) definition to define knowledge of ICT that is knowing how
to operate a computer and how to use a multitude tools/software as well as troubleshoot in problematic situation.
This is similar to Chai et al. (2013) definition which is knowledge about how to use hardware and software and
associated peripherals. The definition of knowledge of ICT in this study is knowing how to operate hardware as
well as knowing how to use software and the internet.
Knowledge of ICT use in teaching is a complex notion, and it is a challenge to develop a concise definition of
this concept. We defined it based on TPCK (Mishra & Koehler, 2006) that has seven components namely TK, CK,
PK, PCK, TCK, TPK, TPCK. Handal et al. (2013) adopted the TPCK model to investigate secondary mathematics
teachers’ knowledge through administration of an instrument called TPCK-M (Technological Pedagogical Content
Knowledge of Mathematics) n consisted of three major theoretically-based constructs: technological content
knowledge (TCK), technology pedagogical knowledge (TPK), and technological pedagogical content knowledge
(TPCK). The instrument of teachers’ knowledge of ICT use in teaching consisted of TCK, TPK and TPCK, which we
then reframed as: ICT-Content Knowledge (ICT-CK), ICT-Pedagogical Knowledge (ICT-PK) and ICT-Pedagogical
Content Knowledge (ICT-PCK).
Finally, based the discussion above, the construct of teachers’ knowledge investigated in this study is presented
in Table 1.
METHOD
Research Design
The study adopted a quantitative approach, as it is considered to provide more reliability, validity, objectivity
and generalizability to the findings. More specially, a questionnaire can be administered to a large number of
participants. As it has been argued, if the researchers collects data based on a representative sample of the
population, by employing a quantitative approach, they are more able to generalise statements made about the
topic being examined (Fraenkel & Wallen, 2009).
Research Participants
Indonesia is a large country, and due to practical reasons we were unable to collect data throughout the whole
country. The population for this study was, in a strict sense, all the upper secondary mathematics teachers who
teach grade 10-12 students in one of Indonesia’s provinces, which has 367 senior secondary schools and 1,443
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mathematics teachers. To determine the sample size, we referred to the table for determining minimum returned
sample size developed by Barlett, Kotrlik, and Higgins (2001). According to the table, with a confidence interval
(margin of error) of +/- 5%, and a confidence level of 95%, about 306 participants were required for the sample. We
randomly selected schools from each city and regency in the province. In total, there were 93 secondary schools
selected for the distribution of 440 copies of the questionnaires. In total, 355 questionnaires were returned.
However, 14 questionnaires were found incomplete. Participants’ demographic backgrounds are presented in
Table 2.
Research Instrument
We developed a questionnaire that included two parts, namely, teacher’ demographic backgrounds and
teachers’ knowledge. With regard to teachers’ knowledge of ICT, as previously discussed in the conceptual
framework section, this study refers to the definition proposed by Angeli and Valanides (2009, p. 158). In terms of
teachers’ knowledge of ICT use in teaching, as previously discussed, this study refers to Mishra & Koehler’s TPACK
(2006) and Handal et al. (2013). Some questionnaire items about teachers’ knowledge of ICT use into teaching were
adopted from Handal et al. (2013). This is because, as mentioned earlier, they also adopted the TPACK model to
develop a questionnaire called TPCK-M that consists of three constructs: technological content knowledge (TCK),
technology pedagogical knowledge (TPK), and technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPCK).
Furthermore, all the responses on teachers’ knowledge were coded in a 5-point scale, ranging from 1 = strongly
disagree to 5 = strongly agree (See. Appendix).
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RESULTS
As previously discussed, the study investigated secondary mathematics teachers’ knowledge and of ICT and
teachers’ knowledge of ICT in teaching. We present results of both types of knowledge from the survey. We first
present mean scores and standard deviations for each items, which is then followed by results of repeated measure
ANOVA and a paired-t test.
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mathematical software across the items. In terms of teachers’ knowledge of hardware, Mauchly’s test indicated that
the assumption of sphericity had been violated, x2(2) = 28.07, p = 0.00, therefore the degree of freedom was corrected
using Huynh-Feldt estimate of sphericity (ε = .92). The results show that there was significant difference in teachers’
level of knowledge of hardware across the items, i.e., from high to low, knowledge about computer/laptop,
tablet/mobile device, and graphing calculators (F (1.84, 540.01) = 163.21, p = 0.00).
Regarding teachers’ knowledge of general software, Mauchly’s test indicated that the assumption of sphericity
had been violated, x2 (20) = 516.59, p=0.00, therefore the degree of freedom was corrected using the Greenhouse-
Geisser estimate of sphericity (ε=.48). The results show that there was a significant difference in teachers’ level of
knowledge of general software across the items, from the highest about word processor software (e.g., MS Word),
presentation software (e.g., MS PowerPoint) and spreadsheet software (e.g., MS Excel) to the lowest about three
dimensional visualisation software (e.g., Sketch Up), online presentation software (e.g., Prezi) and mind mapping
software (e.g., Inspiration) (F(2.86, 686.55) = 461.36, p = .00).
In terms of teachers’ knowledge of mathematical software, Mauchly’s test indicated that the assumption of
sphericity had been violated, 𝑥𝑥 2 (44) = 615.47, 𝑝𝑝 = 0.00, therefore the degree of freedom was corrected using the
Greenhouse-Geisser estimate of sphericity (𝜀𝜀 = .69). The results showed that there was a significant difference in
teachers’ level of knowledge of mathematical software across the items, from the highest to the lowest, about
Dynamic Mathematics Software (e.g., Geogebra and Autograph), about Computer Algebra System (e.g., Maple and
Maxima), about Dynamic Geometric Software (e.g., Geometer’s Sketchpad and Cabri Geometry), and about
Statistical Software (e.g., Tinkerplots and Fathom) (F (6.38, 1665.11) = 35.48, p = 0.00).
Moreover, a paired t-test was carried out to examine if there was a statistically significant difference in teachers’
knowledge of online resources across the two items. The results showed that there was a significant difference in
the score for teachers’ knowledge for online learning resources (M = 2.21, SD = 1.18) and learning management
systems (M 2.07, SD = 1.06); t (287) = 4.15, p= .00, implying that, according to the responses, the teachers’ knowledge
regarding online learning resources is significantly better than their knowledge about learning management
system.
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The results show that teachers’ ICT-content knowledge (Mean = 2.96), ICT-pedagogical knowledge (Mean =
2.97) and ICT-pedagogical content knowledge (Mean = 2.87) were slightly below average. The results suggest that
teachers had insufficient knowledge of ICT use in teaching.
In order to determine if there was a statistically significant difference in teachers’ knowledge across the
categories, we run repeated measures ANOVA. Mauchly’s test indicated that the assumption of sphericity had been
violated, 𝑥𝑥 2 (2) = 97.98, 𝑝𝑝 = 0.00, therefore the degree of freedom was corrected using Huynh-Feldt estimate of
sphericity (𝜀𝜀 = .80). The results showed that there was significant differences in teachers’ level of knowledge of ICT
use in teaching across those three components, i.e., from high to low, about ICT-pedagogical knowledge, about
ICT-content knowledge and about ICT-pedagogical content knowledge (F (1.59, 513.85) = 48.9, p = .013). The results
suggest that teachers’ ICT-pedagogical content knowledge was the lowest one across all categories of teachers’
knowledge of ICT use in teaching.
DISCUSSION
The study of teachers’ knowledge of the use of ICT in teaching has gained more attention in this decade. Such
study continues to be relevant for understanding and improving the integration of digital technology in the
classroom. As this study focused on teachers’ knowledge of ICT and teachers’ knowledge of ICT use into teaching,
we discuss and relate the finding to the literature regarding both types of knowledge.
To a large extent, the findings revealed that Indonesian secondary mathematics teachers had insufficient
knowledge of ICT and ICT use in teaching. Regarding the knowledge of hardware, the findings revealed that the
participants’ knowledge of computers/laptops was higher than their knowledge of tablets/handheld devices,
which is higher than their knowledge about graphing calculators. It is not surprising that teachers perceived their
knowledge of computers/laptops to be high due to the fact they need to use this tool in daily life. However, that
the lowest level of teachers’ knowledge was found in the area of graphing calculator, is quite surprising to us.
According to the literature (see Mailizar, Manahel, & Fan, 2014; Ruseffendi, 1988), the integration of calculators in
Indonesian secondary mathematics classrooms has been attempted since 1984. It seems that a long history of the
use of this digital tool in policy directives does not have a significant impact on teachers’ knowledge of this tool.
Furthermore, according to Mailizar (2018), only 25.5 % of the mathematics teaches had learned how to use the
graphic calculator.
Along with knowledge of operating hardware, we also looked at teachers’ knowledge of general hardware and
mathematical software. The results showed that the participants’ knowledge of general software was higher than
their knowledge of mathematical software. This finding supports Fuglestad’s (2007) study which revealed that
teachers had some basic knowledge of software for general use such as word processing and the spreadsheets but
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the teachers had lack of knowledge of specific mathematics software such as dynamic geometry software. This
finding indicates that, with widely available specific software for teaching and learning mathematics, Indonesian
secondary mathematics teachers need to enhance knowledge of mathematical software as it is widely believe such
knowledge plays significant role in designing and implementing ICT-based mathematics lessons in the classroom.
The majority of participants reported that their knowledge of word processor software (e.g., MS Word) was the
highest one which then followed by their knowledge of presentation software (e.g., MS PowerPoint). The finding
is not surprising since such software are widely available and commonly used on many occasions. It is in line with
Kazoka and William’s (2016) study in Tanzania revealing that the majority (75%) of secondary school teachers were
able to use MS Word and 50% of teachers were able to use MS PowerPoint. In the Indonesian context, this finding
supports Marzal’s (2013) study showing that over 60% of science and mathematics teachers have knowledge of
using MS PowerPoint, MS Word, and the Internet while less than 10% of the teachers are able to use specific
software such as SPSS. However, teachers’ knowledge of general software might not has significant impact on the
integration of ICT in mathematics classrooms since such software do not have features for facilitating students to
construct their mathematical knowledge.
When it comes teachers’ knowledge of mathematical software, the findings revealed that teachers’ knowledge
of this category of software was lower than their knowledge of general software. As mentioned earlier, in this study,
we investigated teachers’ knowledge of several types of mathematical software: Dynamic Mathematics Software
(DMS), Dynamic Geometry Software (DGS), Computer Algebra System (CAS), and Statistical Software. The results
revealed that teachers’ knowledge of DMS and DGS to be higher than their knowledge about Statistical Software
and CAS. Jones (2005) also found the similar finding and suggested that it is reasonable for teachers to rate their
knowledge of DGS higher than their knowledge of other types of software since DGS has become the most widely
used software in schools all over the world. To gain a better understanding on teachers’ knowledge of DMS and
DGS, we looked specific software and found that teacher knowledge of GeoGebra was the highest one across DMS
and DGS software. As open source software, GoeGebra is widely available and easily accessible for students and
teachers. This condition might have had an impact on teachers’ knowledge of this software. We believe that it is
potential to improve Indonesian mathematics teachers’ knowledge of mathematical software, as it has been
emerged over small numbers of teachers.
The last aspect of teachers’ ICT knowledge is knowledge of online resources. The results show that teachers’
had low knowledge of these resources in which their knowledge of learning management systems (LMS) was lower
than knowledge of online learning resources. According to Pynoo et al. (2012) LMS is relatively new technology in
secondary education as this technology was first adopted in higher education. As a new technology, it is not
surprising that the teachers do not have the sufficient knowledge to use it.
As described earlier, the second aspect of teachers’ knowledge investigated in this study was teachers’
knowledge of ICT use in teaching. The finding revealed teachers do not have sufficient knowledge of ICT use in
teaching. As discussed in the conceptual framework, this study adapted the TPACK framework in investigating
this knowledge. Hence, the findings are discussed and related to previous studies using the framework.
The finding is consistent with previous studies using the TPACK framework to understand teachers’ knowledge
in other countries such as (e.g., Al Harbi, 2014; Archambault & Crippen, 2009). For instance, Al Harbi found that
Saudi high school teachers (not limited to mathematics teachers) have a low to moderate level of TPACK
knowledge.
Concerning mathematics teachers, the similar finding was also found by Agyei and Voogt (2011) and Handal
et al. (2013). This indicates mathematics teachers’ lack of knowledge about integrating ICT has been an issue not
only in developing countries such as Ghana (see Agyei & Voogt, 2011) but also in developed countries such as
Australia (see Handal et al., 2013). Consequently, it becomes a challenge for education stockholders in countries
across the globe, including Indonesia, to improve teachers’ knowledge of this aspect in order to support the
integration of the technology.
As discussed in the conceptual framework section, teachers’ knowledge in the use of ICT consists of three
aspects: ICT-Content Knowledge, ICT-Pedagogical Knowledge, and ICT-Pedagogical Content Knowledge. The
results revealed that teachers’ ICT-Content Knowledge and ICT-Pedagogical Knowledge were higher than
teachers’ ICT-Pedagogical Content Knowledge which is in line with Al Harbi’s (2014) study. This indicates that
ICT-Pedagogical Content Knowledge is more sophisticated and complex than ICT-Pedagogical Knowledge and
ICT-Content Knowledge. Consequently, teachers find it much more difficult to gain this knowledge.
It appears clear from this study that Indonesian secondary mathematics teachers’ lack of knowledge of both ICT
and ICT use might link to the deficiency of training programs as it was found by Mailizar (2018) that revealed that
35% of Indonesian secondary mathematics teachers had never participated in any ICT-related training course.
Furthermore, a large number (46%) of Indonesian secondary mathematics teachers are aged over 46 years old and
they are described by Harendita (2013) as digital migrants. Digital migrants are widely believed to be less quick to
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adopt new technologies than digital native and they need more professional development and training concerning
ICT and its use in classroom.
Finally, this study suggests that it is crucial to equip Indonesian secondary mathematics teachers with
knowledge of ICT and knowledge of ICT use in teaching through providing training courses emphasising on
connection of pedagogical and mathematical content of ICT integration rather than simply training on technical
knowledge for the use of ICT resources. This has been strongly supported by research evidence in the literature
(e.g., Becta, 2004; Hew & Brush, 2007; Koehler & Mishra, 2005). For example, Koehler and Mishra (2005) argue that,
when training teachers to integrate ICT in teaching, it is important to teach ICT in contexts that represent the
connection between technology, content and pedagogy.
CONCLUSION
This study investigated Indonesia secondary mathematics teachers’ knowledge of ICT and teachers’ knowledge
of ICT use in teaching. The results of this study revealed that, to large extent, Indonesian secondary mathematics
teachers had insufficient knowledge of ICT and knowledge of ICT use in teaching. It revealed that teachers’
knowledge of computer was higher than their knowledge of handheld devices and graphing calculator. The finding
also suggested that teachers’ knowledge of general software was higher than their knowledge of mathematical
software. Regarding knowledge of ICT use in teaching, this study depicted that teachers’ ICT-Pedagogical Content
Knowledge was lower than teachers’ ICT-Pedagogical Knowledge and ICT-Content Knowledge.
Based on the findings, we suggest several important points that need to take into account. For future research,
it needs a further study to examine the development of Indonesian secondary school’s mathematics teacher’s
knowledge in the use of ICT for teaching a specific content of mathematics, such as Geometry and Algebra.
Furthermore, regarding practical implication, the study suggests that Indonesian education stakeholders need to
facilitate secondary mathematics teachers in improving their knowledge of ICT and knowledge of ICT use in
teaching. Particularly, the Indonesian government needs to provide ICT training courses to improve not only
teachers’ technical knowledge of the use of ICT and their pedagogical and mathematical content knowledge of ICT
integration.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The completion of this paper was in part supported financially by a research grant from the Asian Centre for
Mathematics Education, East China Normal University (Project No. 92900-120215-10514).
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