LEARNING BEHAVIOR TO USE WOLFRAM ALPHA FOR FACILITATING THE UNDERSTANDING OF MATHEMATICAL CONTENT OF CONSECUTIVE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, COLLEGE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY, KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY NORTH BANGKOK

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate learning behavior to use Wolfram Alpha for facilitating mathematical learning of consecutive undergraduate students of College of Industrial Technology, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok. The sample group was 46 undergraduate students who had studied 2-3-year consecutive bachelor degree and enrolled in Basic Mathematical Computing by Basic Computation Program Course in the second semester of the academic year 2022. The rating scale questionnaire was employed as a research tool based on Gagne’s learning theory. Descriptive statistics, namely, mean and standard deviation, were used to examine the research findings. The results revealed that overall, learning behavior to use Wolfram Alpha of consecutive undergraduate students in the aspect of learning outcomes or abilities was at a very high level. The factor with the highest effect was attitude with = 4.52 and S.D. = 0.57. The aspect of learning process and memory resulting from information organization in learners’ brain was also at a very good level. The factor with the highest effect was results from external situations affecting internal learning process of learners with = 4.62 and S.D. = 0.56. Lastly, the aspect of learning behavior to use Wolfram Alpha of consecutive undergraduate students was at a very high level. The factor with the highest effect was online learning behavior with = 4.48 and S.D. = 0.32.