Nowadays, it can be seen a lack of motivation to study mathematics. Younger generations, like Generation Z, use digital technologies to a great extent, and teachers are trying to adapt to this situation. This paper explores how digital technologies can be used to enhance the motivation of mathematics students in secondary schools. Digital tools such as Kahoot!, and YouTube, could help increase knowledge and motivate them. This research is unique in utilizing technology-mediated learning (TML) to examine how students increase motivation by using Kahoot! and YouTube in the classroom. This research integrates a qualitative and a quantitative study. It analyzed data from questionnaires (30 students). It utilized the ANOVA test to measure whether Kahoot! or YouTube enhance motivation, and which increases it in high measure. Findings show evidence that using digital technologies (Kahoot! and YouTube) in the school could improve the motivation of mathematics students. The results shed light on actions governments, researchers, institutions, parents, teachers, and students could take, such as using these digital tools to encourage students, developing apps-based games for education, or updating the legislation adapting to this context.

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Digital Education and Educational Technology,Educational Research,eLearning,Mathematics Education,Mathematical Teaching Educational Skills,Mathematical Skills for Teaching

• Ciências da Computação e da Informação - Ciências Naturais
• Engenharia Civil - Engenharia e Tecnologia