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Identifikasi Kebutuhan Soft Skill Mahasiswaprogram Studi Pendidikan Matematika Fmipa Unydalam Rangka Membentuk Insan Cendekia, Mandiri,Dan Bernurani, Elly Arliani, Kana Hidayati

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: (1) Mendeskripsikan kondisi soft skill mahasiswa Program StudiPendidikan Matematika saat ini, (2) Mengidentifikasi soft skill apa saja yang dibutuhkan oleh mahasiswadalam rangka membentuk insan cendekia, mandiri, dan bernurani. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitiandeskriptif. Populasi penelitian adalah seluruh mahasiswa Program Studi Pendidikan Matematika FMIPAUNY yang tercatat masih aktif yakni 680 mahasiswa. Sampel penelitian diambil dengan mengacu pada tabelKrecjie. Data dikumpulkan melalui instrumen penelitian berupa angket dan pedoman wawancara untukmahasiswa. Untuk memperkuat temuan yang diperoleh dari mahasiswa, wawancara juga dilakukan kepadabeberapa dosen Program Studi Pendidikan Matematika FMIPA UNY. Data dianalisis dengan teknik AnalisisData Deskriptif. Hasil penelitian ini adalah: (1) …

Desain Elearning Adaptif Berbasis Cognitive Styleuntuk Pembelajaran Matematika Sma Kelas Xii Ipa, Kuswari Hernawati

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

Perkembangan teknologi komunikasi dan informasi telah mempengaruhi sistem pendidikanmenuju paradigma pembelajaran baru dengan proses pembelajaran e-Learning. E-Learning adalahwujud penerapan teknologi informasi di bidang pendidikan dalam bentuk sekolah maya. Sistem elearningtelah banyak dikembangkan oleh berbagai lembaga pendidikan baik tingkat perguruan tinggimaupun sekolah. Sistem e-learning yang ada sekarang ini mulai dikembangkan denganmempertimbangkan karakteristik peserta didik yang berbeda-beda. Model elearning adaptif berbasiskarakteristik peserta didik dikelompokkan menjadi dua yaitu AES-CS (Adaptive Educational Systembase on Cognitive Style) yang proses pembelajarannya diadaptasikan dengan cognitive style (gayakognitif) peserta didik dan AEHS-LS (Adaptive E-Learning Hypermedia System based on LearningStyles) yang proses pembelajarannya diadaptasikan dengan gaya belajar peserta didik. …

Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Matematika Siswadengan Pembelajaran Menggunakan Aplikasimoodle, Abdul Muin, Rizki Mauliya Ulfah

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

Pengaruh pembelajaran matematika dengan aplikasi moodle terhadap hasil belajar siswa dibahasdisini. Dalam penelitian ini quasi eksperimen digunakan dengan dua kelompok. Kelompok eksperimendiberikan pembelajaran dengan apliksi moodle dan kelompok control diberikan pembelajaran denganaplikasi power point. Hasil pengujian hipotesis cukup signifikan pada taraf nyata 5%. Hasil inimenunjukkan bahwa hasil belajar siswa yang pembelajarannya menggunakan aplikasi moodle lebih besardaripada hasil belajar siswa yang pembelajarannya mnggunakan aplikasi powerpoint. Hal ini dapatdiinterpretasikan bahwa penerapan aplikasi moodle dalam pembelajaran matematika dapat mempengaruhihasil belajar mereka. Penerapan aplikasi moodle dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar matematika siswa.Keywords: Hasil belajar, aplikasi moodle, aplikasi powerpoint,

Pembelajaran Matematika Model Ideal Problem Solving Dengan Teori Pemrosesan Informasi Untuk Pembentukan Pendidikan Karakter Dan Pemecahan Masalah Materi Dimensi Tiga Kelas X Sma, Akhmad Nayazik, Sukestiyarno Sukestiyarno

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

This study aims to: (1) generate a valid learning tool and (2) the implementation of an effective learning device. Development of learning tools using a modified model of Thiagarajan. Techniques of data analysis with descriptive analysis, test mastery learning using t-test, z proportions, regression testing, and test for normality gain. The results showed that: (1) a device developed has been declared valid by the validator with an average score of 4.18 for the syllabus, 4.24 for RPP, 4.35 for LKS, 4.37 for the Student Book, 4,00 for the TKPM and (2) test devices produce (a) mastery of problem-solving ability of …

Developing Students' Entrepreneurial Spirit Through The Subject Ilmu Hitung Keuangan, Retno Subekti

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

This article was written to share the experiences of teaching 'trading or doing business' in the subject of Ilmu Hitung Keuangan in 2010. This Article also share about the phenomenon of appeared 'kantin kejujuran' or the honesty canteen in Mathematics and Natural Sciences Faculty of Yogyakarta State University in early 2011. Based on the syllabus of the subject, there is a topic of trading that makes lecturer is motivated to participate in developing the entrepreneurial spirit of students. The way taken by the lecturer was giving big trust to the students to manage funds for trading. Before trading begins, students …

Eksplorasi Pemahaman Siswa Dalam Pembelajaran Bangun Datar Segi Empat Di Sd Menggunakan Konteks Cak Ingkling, Hermina Disnawati, Ratu Ilma Indra Putri, Yusuf Hartono

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

Primary school curricullum lays the foundation of geometry knowledge; students learn geometry by exploring their environment. Many researchers found that students have difficulties in understanding quadrilaterals. Most of them assumed that quadrilateral is square. Therefore, the aim of this research is to develop activities that support students to know the different types and forms of quadrilaterals. A teacher and thirty nine of fifth grade students were invole in this research. We used Cak Ingkling -Indonesian hopscoth- as a context in line with PMRI -Indonesian version of Realistic Mathematics Education- approach. The research finding showed that the use of Cak Ingkling …

Pengembangan Bahan Ajar Kalkulus Vektorberdasarkan Model Pembelajaran Matematikaknisley Sebagai Upaya Meningkatkan Kompetensi Matematika Mahasiswa, Endang Dedy, Endang Mulyana, Eyus Sudihartinih

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

This research is a study of Vector Calculus teaching material development that is designed toactivate all parts of students brain in learning process. The purpose of this research is to improve student'sunderstanding on mathematic subject. This teaching material development is based on Knisley'sMathematic Learning Model. The steps in this model of learning are exploration, elaboration, andconfirmation activities as guided in learning process standards.The research method adopted follows a series of research development developmental research)through thought experiments and instruction experimentation. The study begins with an in-depth studytheoretically develop the syllabus according to Vector Calculus curriculum structure and the distributionof subjects contained …

Technically Speaking, David Rock

Journal of Contemporary Research in Education

Guest column

Using The Taylor Center To Teach Odes, Alexander Gofen

CODEE Journal

This article introduces a powerful ODE solver called the Taylor Center for PCs (http://taylorcenter.org/Gofen/) as a tool for teaching and performing numeric experiments with ODEs. The Taylor Center is an All-in-One GUI-style application for integrating ODEs by applying the modern Taylor Method (Automatic Differentiation). The Taylor Center also offers dynamic graphics (including 3D stereo vision). After a brief review of the features of the Taylor Center, we consider instructive examples of ODEs in various applications and also several particular examples illustrating intricacies of numeric integration. The article therefore continues the thesis of Borrelli and Coleman (CODEE Journal, http://www.codee.org/ref/CJ09-0157) that awareness …

The Tower Builders: A Consideration Of Stem, Stse And Ethics In Science Education, Astrid Steele, Christine R. Brew, Brenda R. Beatty

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

The call for the integration of ethical considerations in the teaching of science is now firmly on the agenda. Taking as illustrative a science lesson in a pre-service teacher class, the authors consider the roles of STSE (science, technology, society and environment) and the increasingly influential heavily funded STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education initiatives. The origins and foci of both initiatives are discussed, as are their disparate ontological foundations. The use of Habermas’ knowledge theories in conjunction with ethical frameworks is posited as a way of considering both STSE and STEM perspectives and their implications for strengthening science …

Links And Distinctions Among Citizenship, Science, And Citizen Science. A Reponse To "The Future Of Citizen Science.", Caren B. Cooper

Democracy and Education

Mueller, Tippins, and Bryan (2012) presented a new conceptualization of citizen science that is meant to facilitate emerging trends in the democratization of science and science education to produce civically engaged students. I review some relevant trends in the field of citizen science, for clarity here referred to as public participation in scientific research (PPSR), and present overlooked styles and outcomes of PPSR. Education efforts should seize the opportunity to emphasize the key and distinct roles students can play in both the science and the values elements that inform decision-making processes.

Citizen(S’) Science. A Response To "The Future Of Citizen Science", Angela M. Calabrese Barton

Democracy and Education

Citizen science is fundamentally about participation within and for communities. Attempts to merge citizen science with schooling must call not only for a democratization of schooling and science but also for the democratization of the ways in which science is taken up by, with, and for citizen participants. Using this stance, along with critical studies of place, I build on the criticisms of citizen science outlined in "The Future of Citizen Science" to argue for the centrality of place. Using a case of urban youths working toward transparency and cross-cultural dialogue regarding energy production in their community, I complicate the …

Don’T I Know You? A Misstep In Teaching Mathematics With And For Social Justice In A Rural Context, Joel Amidon

Journal of Contemporary Research in Education

In this paper, I document my own struggles and insights in moving toward a pedagogy of teaching mathematics with and for social justice within a rural high school. Teaching mathematics for social justice has been presented as a way to address the inequities present in the classroom, and the world at large, by having students work with mathematics to question and analyze inequities in their world (Gutstein, 2006). Inclusive education has been presented as a means for providing all students, regardless of their needs, abilities and interests, access to engaging content in the classroom (Villa & Thousand, 2005). These approaches …

Joanne Growney's Poetry-With-Mathematics Blog -- An Appreciation, Gregory E. Coxson

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

Now is a good time to work on the boundaries of practice and theory, of art and science. We are seeing a rising tide of interest in these boundaries. Witness the growing Bridges movement, which has been exploring the connections between mathematics and the arts. Similarly, JoAnne Growney's blog, Intersections -- Poetry with Mathematics, explores the connections between mathematics and poetry. Through this review, I aim to give readers a taste of what can be found in Intersections as a way of encouraging others, be they mathematicians, poets, or neither, to visit the blog.

A Workshop To Introduce Concepts Of Moral Math, Sarah Voss

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

"Moral Math" refers to the study of ideas drawn from mathematics which can positively impact moral decision-making and social behavior. This essay describes a workshop designed to introduce these ideas to interested individuals of varying degrees of mathematical and theological sophistication. Created by a retired minister and former math professor, the workshop details five sets of interactive exercises culled from game theory, theoretical complexity, fuzzy logic, basic algebra, and simple arithmetic. Exercises are user-friendly, interactive, and easily related by analogy to various social issues.

Gaming Your Mathematics Course: The Theory And Practice Of Games For Learning, Kathleen H. Offenholley

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

Learning through play is fundamental to humans and to many other animals. Game Based Learning is an interactive pedagogy that has as its foundation the tenet that games, by their very nature, increase learning through positive emotional experience. This article introduces readers to what games in mathematics classes have the potential to do, including to decrease anxiety, increase motivation, and deepen learning through immersive gaming. The article then connects this theory to practice, providing examples of both computer and non-computer games in introductory middle school, high school and college mathematics. The article analyses how these games work, and makes the …

Parts Of The Whole: The Virtue Of Books, Dorothy Wallace

Numeracy

This column argues that the majority of commercial textbooks do not serve students well. Strategies for change include clearly distinguishing the textbook requirements of different priority subjects and assembling writers who can address, in addition to content development, the cognitive level of the children as well as writing in an age-appropriate way. A discussion of the forces that produce current texts leads to the recommendation that textbooks be a focus of research and improvement rather than the byproduct of an individual’s lecture notes.

Introducing Geoscience Students To Numerical Modeling Of Volcanic Hazards: The Example Of Tephra2 On Vhub.Org, Leah M. Courtland, Charles Connor, Laura Connor, Costanza Bonadonna

Numeracy

The Tephra2 numerical model for tephra fallout from explosive volcanic eruptions is specifically designed to enable students to probe ideas in model literacy, including code validation and verification, the role of simplifying assumptions, and the concepts of uncertainty and forecasting. This numerical model is implemented on the VHub.org website, a venture in cyberinfrastructure that brings together volcanological models and educational materials. The VHub.org resource provides students with the ability to explore and execute sophisticated numerical models like Tephra2. We present a strategy for using this model to introduce university students to key concepts in the use and evaluation of Tephra2 …

Spreadsheets Across The Curriculum, 4: Evidence Of Student Learning And Attitudes About Spreadsheets In A Physical Geology Course, Heather L. Lehto, H. L. Vacher

Numeracy

Spreadsheets have been used in education for teaching math concepts for years. However, when faculty at the University of South Florida began using a new set of spreadsheet-based modules to help teach students math and geology concepts the students were not receptive. The complaint most often heard was that students spent more time learning how to use Excel than they did learning the concepts presented in the modules. We began to wonder if the learning curve for Excel was so great that it prevented our students from attaining the level of learning for the math and geology concepts that we …

Number Sense: The Underpinning Understanding For Early Quantitative Literacy, Effie Maclellan

Numeracy

The fundamental meaning of Quantitative Literacy (QL) as the application of quantitative knowledge or reasoning in new/unfamiliar contexts is problematic because how we acquire knowledge, and transfer it to new situations, is not straightforward. This article argues that in the early development of QL, there is a specific corpus of numerical knowledge which learners need to integrate into their thinking, and to which teachers should attend. The paper is a rebuttal to historically prevalent (and simplistic) views that the terrain of early numerical understanding is little more than simple counting devoid of cognitive complexity. Rather, the knowledge upon which early …

Quantitative Reasoning And Sustainability, Corrine H. Taylor

Numeracy

Quantitative Reasoning and Sustainability have much in common. Both are complex, nuanced concepts with rather long definitions that have evolved over time. Both subjects are “everybody’s business” on college campuses, and must be approached in courses across the curriculum, not merely in one course on QR or in one course on Sustainability. The growing, wider presence of both QR and Sustainability on college campuses is due to their applicability in individuals’ personal, professional, and public lives. Moreover, QR and Sustainability support and enhance each other in and out of the classroom. Sustainability is an important, authentic, relevant context for lessons …

Considerations For Teaching Integrated Stem Education, Micah Stohlmann, Tamara J. Moore, Gillian H. Roehrig

Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-PEER)

Quality Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education is vital for the future success of students. Integrated STEM education is one way to make learning more connected and relevant for students. There is a need for further research and discussion on the knowledge, experiences, and background that teachers need to effectively teach integrated STEM education. A support, teaching, efficacy, and materials (s.t.e.m.) model of considerations for teaching integrated STEM education was developed through a year-long partnership with a middle school. The middle school was implementing Project Lead the Way’s Gateway to Technology curriculum. The s.t.e.m. model is a good starting …

Ertle Thompson - 1929-2012

Virginia Journal of Science

Obituary for Dr. Ertle Thompson, 83.

The Influence Of An Activity-Based Explicit Approach On The Turkish Prospective Science Teachers’ Conceptions Of The Nature Of Science, Suat Celik, Samih Bayrakceken

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of an activity-based explicit nature of science (NOS) instruction undertaken in the context of a “Science, Technology and Society” course on the prospective science teachers’ (PSTs’) understandings of NOS. In this course, social science based inquiry activities were used to as a context to lead reflection and explicit discussions and project based learning approach (PBL) was used to model an active student centred NOS teaching and learning. Participants were 36 senior PSTs. An adopted form of VNOS questionnaire along with semi-structured interviews was used to assess participants’ conceptions before and …

University-School Partnerships: Pre-Service And In-Service Teachers Working Together To Teach Primary Science., John Daniel Kenny

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

This paper reports on a partnership approach preparing pre-service primary teachers to teach science. Partnerships involving pre-service teachers and volunteer in-service colleagues were formed to teach science in the classroom of the colleague, with support from the science education lecturer. Each pre-service teacher collaboratively planned and delivered a sequence of at least six science lessons over six weeks.

An earlier paper reported on how the program affected the confidence of the pre-service teachers. Over three iterations, 61 in-service teachers from 23 local schools participated.

In this paper the data from the colleague teachers and principals who participated is explored. The …

It’S More Than Just Music: A Review Of Urban Science Education For The Hip-Hop Generation, Jose M. Rios

Democracy and Education

A review of the book Urban Science Education for the Hip-Hop Generation, by Christopher Emdin (Sense Publishing, 2010).

The Future Of Citizen Science, Michael P. Mueller, Deborah Tippins, Lynn A. Bryan Ph. D.

Democracy and Education

There is an emerging trend of democratizing science and schooling within science education that can be characterized as citizen science. We explore the roots of this movement and some current projects to underscore the meaning of citizen science in science and schooling. We show that citizen science, as it is currently conceptualized, does not go far enough to resolve the concerns of communities and environments when considered holistically and when compared with more dynamic and multidimensional ideas for characterizing science. We use the examples of colony collapse disorder (CCD) and emerging trends of nanotechnology as cases in point. Then we …

We Could All Be Having So Much More Fun! A Case For The History Of Mathematics In Education., Louise Anderton, David Wright

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

Many students experience mathematics as ahistorical and acultural. We review the philosophical roots of this experience and pose alternatives. We argue that there is evidence that the inclusion of a historical dimension into the teaching of mathematics courses at all levels, combined with an ‘active’ approach to learning, will improve motivation and achievement.

Parts Of The Whole: Learn More, Learn Better, Dorothy Wallace

Numeracy

Building on previous columns in Numeracy, this column analyzes various teaching techniques in terms of their ability to build cognitive schema, extend existing schema, reinforce learning, move mean understanding of a group of students, and reduce variance in understanding of a group. We offer a pedagogical cycle as an example of how to address multiple learning goals using common teaching methods.

Incorporating Quantitative Reasoning In Common Core Courses: Mathematics For The Ghost Map, John R. Jungck

Numeracy

How can mathematics be integrated into multi-section interdisciplinary courses to enhance thematic understandings and shared common readings? As an example, four forms of quantitative reasoning are used to understand and critique one such common reading: Steven Berlin Johnson’s "The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic - and How it Changed Science, Cities and the Modern World" (Riverhead Books, 2006). Geometry, statistics, modeling, and networks are featured in this essay as the means of depicting, understanding, elaborating, and critiquing the public health issues raised in Johnson’s book. Specific pedagogical examples and resources are included to illustrate applications and …