Technology Integration in Middle School Mathematics: Teachers' Perspectives, Challenges, and Opportunities through the SAMR Model.

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Title: Technology Integration in Middle School Mathematics: Teachers' Perspectives, Challenges, and Opportunities through the SAMR Model.
Authors: DURAN DÜNDAR, Anıl Ayseli1 aanilduran@gmail.com, ÇAKIROĞLU, Erdinç2 erdinc.cakiroglu@tedu.edu.tr
Source: Hacettepe University Journal of Education. Apr2026, Vol. 41 Issue 2, p267-284. 18p.
Subject Terms: *Educational technology, *Mathematics education (Middle school), *Teacher attitudes, *Teacher development, *Qualitative research
Abstract: This study explores the views and experiences of middle school mathematics teachers regarding technology integration. The research examines the teachers' use of technology, the benefits of using technology, the challenges encountered, solutions to these challenges, and their suggestions for broader teacher support. Indepth interviews were conducted with nine teachers selected through snowball sampling using a qualitative research method. According to the findings, teachers use technology to make content more visible, enrich lessons, and involve students more. However, the analysis based on the SAMR model shows that teachers mostly use technology at the substitution and augmentation levels. The benefits of technology include improving students' academic and affective development, making lessons more practical, and supporting teacher development. The challenges encountered were student-centered problems, teacher-based obstacles, time management problems, and technical/infrastructure problems. The solution suggestions include guidance, a preparation process, immediate problem-solving, and technical support. Teachers emphasized that technology use in schools was inadequate and suggested wider technology integration, such as seminars, motivational initiatives, project funding, administrative support, collaboration opportunities, better tool access, and increasing student technology use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: This study explores the views and experiences of middle school mathematics teachers regarding technology integration. The research examines the teachers' use of technology, the benefits of using technology, the challenges encountered, solutions to these challenges, and their suggestions for broader teacher support. Indepth interviews were conducted with nine teachers selected through snowball sampling using a qualitative research method. According to the findings, teachers use technology to make content more visible, enrich lessons, and involve students more. However, the analysis based on the SAMR model shows that teachers mostly use technology at the substitution and augmentation levels. The benefits of technology include improving students' academic and affective development, making lessons more practical, and supporting teacher development. The challenges encountered were student-centered problems, teacher-based obstacles, time management problems, and technical/infrastructure problems. The solution suggestions include guidance, a preparation process, immediate problem-solving, and technical support. Teachers emphasized that technology use in schools was inadequate and suggested wider technology integration, such as seminars, motivational initiatives, project funding, administrative support, collaboration opportunities, better tool access, and increasing student technology use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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