By : Dr. Marsigit, M.A
Reviewed by : Fauzani Agitya Cahyantoro
Ebbutt and Straker (1995: 60-75), gave his view that in order for potential students can grow and learn mathematics in an optimal, assumptions about the characteristics of the subject students towards learning mathematics and impikasi given as follows: Students will learn math if they have the motivation, with implications for research and
learning that teachers need to: provide a fun activity, attention desires of students, build understanding through what is known by students, creating classroom atmosphere that supports learning, provide activities that are consistent with the objectives learning, providing challenging activities, provide activities that give expectations of success, valuing each student achievement. with implications for research and learning, therefore, implications for learning mathematics is that teachers need to: know the advantages and shortage of their students, plan activities appropriate to the level of student ability, build knowledge and skills that he acquired a good student at school and at home, and use records of student progress (assessment) Pupils learn math either independently or through cooperation with his friend, which implies that teachers need to: provide learning opportunities within the group to train co-operation, provide learning opportunities in the classical style to give opportunity to exchange ideas, provide the opportunity for students to perform activities independently, involving students in decisions about activities that going to do, and teaches how to learn mathematics. Pupils need contexts and different situations in studying mathematics, which implies that teachers need to: provide and use various props, giving the opportunity to learn mathematics in different places and circumstances, provide an opportunity to use mathematical for various purposes, develop the attitude of using mathematics as a tool for solve problems both at school and at home, appreciate the contribution of tradition, culture and art in the development of mathematics, and help students assess their own activities math.
If we want teachers of mathematics education reform is the research
mathematics education will become a necessity. Apart from the formal legal aspects of the activities mathematics education research both by teachers, lecturers as well as by prospective teachers will give many benefits. With the study of mathematics education we can know the difference individuals or groups in the study the mathematics, we can determine the position students in groups, able to compare learning outcomes between groups. We can also do a match between objectives and results of learning outcomes: whether the standard of competence or basic competence has been achieved? Research results can be used for improvements programs, guidance, provision of information to the public. Besides that we also can make comparisons between the performances and the criteria for each dimension of the program and improvement program and the inference results of mathematics education as a whole.
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