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Koneksi Matematik Dalam Pembelajaran Matematika Di Sekolah Menengah Pertama, Sugiman Sugiman

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

Koneksi matematik merupakan salah satu kemampuan yang menjadi tujuan pembelajaran matematika. Koneksi matematik terjadi antara matematika dengan matematika itu sendiri atau antara matematika dengan di luar matematika. Dengan kemampuan koneksi matematik, selain memahami manfaat matematika, siswa mampu memandang bahwa topik-topik matematika saling berkaitan. Dalam artikel ini dikaji mengenai koneksi matematik yang meliputi pengertian, peran dalam pembelajaran matematika, dan kemampuan koneksi matematik dari siswa kelas 3 sebuah SMP .
Kata kunci: Koneksi matematik.

Mengembangkan Norma Sosiomatematik (Sociomathematical Norms) Dengan Memanfaatkan Potensi Lokal Dalam Pembelajaran Matematika, Kadir Kadir

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

Dalam tulisan ini disajikan mengenai norma sosiomatematik dengan memanfaatkan konsep muatan lokal dalam pembelajaran matematika. Norma sosiomatematik (sociomathematical norms) sangat perlu dikembangkan karena posisi sentral matematika sebagai sarana berpikir logis, kritis, dan kreatif serta memiliki berbagai karakteristik sehingga tidak dapat dipisahkan dari kehidupan manusia dalam berbagai aktivitasnya. Norma sosiomatematik dapat dikembangkan melalui interaksi berbagai komponen di kelas terhadap aktivitas belajar matematika yang disajikan guru. Aktivitas belajar tersebut dikembangkan melalui: (1) pemberian masalah matematika kepada siswa untuk dipecahkan secara kelompok yang dimulai dengan open question; (2) Pembentukan kelompok diskusi berdasarkan keragaman siswa di kelas, baik jenis kelamin, kecerdasan, suku, agama, kebiasaan, …

Kemampuan Metakognitif Siswa Dalam Pembelajaran Matematika, Risnanosanti Risnanosanti

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

Istilah prilaku metakognitif digunakan untuk menguraikan pernyataan-pernyataan yang dibuat siswa tentang permasalahan atau proses pemecahan suatu masalah. Pengetahuan tentang kognisi mengacu pada tingkat pemahaman siswa terhadap memori, sistim kognitif, dan cara belajar yang dimilikinya. Sedangkan pengaturan dari kognisi mengacu pada seberapa baik siswa dalam mengatur sistim belajarnya. Kesulitan utama dari studi dalam bidang metakognisi adalah bagaimana mengembangkan dan mengujicobakan teknik yang valid untuk mengukur kemampuan metakognitif siswa terutama yang masih anak-anak. Tulisan ini mencoba untuk menguraikan tentang pengertian metakognitif, bagaimana hal tersebut digunakan dalam pembelajaran dan metode apa yang dapat digunakan serta bagaimana mengukur kemampuan metakognitif yang dimiliki siswa.
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Peningkatan Pembelajaran Geometri Dengan Soal Open Ended Menantang Siswa Berpikir Tingkat Tinggi, Endah Ekowati, Kukuh Guntoro

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah: (1) untuk mengetahui minat atau motivasi belajar siswa kelas 6 SD Buin Batu dalam pembelajaran Geometri dengan soal Open Ended menantang siswa berpikir tingkat tinggi (2) untuk mengetahui bagaimana tingkat prestasi belajar matematika siswa kelas 6 SD Buin Batu dalam pembelajaran Geometri dengan soal Open Ended menantang siswa berpikir tingkat tinggi. Adapun tempat penelitian di dalam kelas 6 SD Buin Batu untuk penelitian peningkatan prestasi belajar. Metode penelitian ini menggunakan model Kemmis dan Tanggart dengan tahapan perencanaan, tindakan dan pengamatan serta refleksi untuk setiap siklus dan penelitian ini bersifat kolaboratif dengan Kepala sekolah sebagai observer …

Mengembangkan Strategi Dan Kemampuan Siswa Memecahkan Masalah Matematik, E Elvis Napitupulu

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

Pemecahan masalah menempati posisi sentral dan merupakan satu bentuk belajar terpenting dalam matematika. Untuk memecahkan masalah, dituntut kemampuan anak memilih dan menerapkan strategi yang sesuai, menggunakan pengetahuan siapnya, di samping memanfaatkan pengalaman memecahkan masalah sebelumnya. Namun fakta di lapangan menunjukkan kemampuan pemecahan masalah di seluruh jenjang sekolah di Indonesia masih rendah. Guru sebagai pengajar dan instruktur di kelas punya kesempatan untuk dapat meningkatkan kemampuan pemecahan masalah anak. Kemampuan itu dapat berkembang bila anak melihat bagaimana berbagai masalah dipecahkan dengan beragam strategi dan dan diberi pula kesempatan memecahkan bermacam masalah sambil membangun pengetahuan baru baginya.

Mengembangkan Kreativitas Siswa Pada Pembelajaran Matematika Di Smp Bilingual, Endang Listyani, Marsigit Marsigit, Kana Hidayati

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mendeskripsikan pelaksanaan pembelajaran Matematika di SMP bilingual yang mengembangkan kreativitas siswa. Pembelajaran yang dimaksud adalah pembelajaran yang mengembangkan metode yang mendorong siswa meningkat keaktifannya, memenuhi berbagai macam kebutuhan akademik siswa, mendorong siswa meningkat kemampuan penalaran Matematika dan strategi belajarnya, serta mengembangkan penggunaan alat peraga dalam pelaksanaan pembelajaran Matematika. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif dalam bentuk studi lanjutan (follow up study). Penelitian dilaksanakan dengan diawali memilih 3 SMP Bilingual yang masing-masing mewakili 3 kabupaten atau kotamadya yang berbeda yaitu Bantul (SMP N I Bantul), Yogyakarta (SMP N 5 Yogyakarta), dan Kulonprogo (SMP N I Galur), kemudian tim …

Tinjauan Kreativitas Dalam Pembelajaran Matematika, Ali Mahmudi

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

Di dunia yang begitu cepat berubah, kreativitas menjadi penentu keunggulan. Daya kompetitif suatu bangsa sangat ditentukan pula oleh kreativitas sumber daya manusianya. Tidak sebagaimana pandangan klasik yang menganggap kreativitas sebagai kemampuan yang hanya dimiliki oleh individu luar biasa, pandangan terkini mengenai kreativitas menempatkannya sebagai kemampuan yang dapat dibentuk atau dikembangkan melalui berbagai usaha, termasuk melalui kegiatan pembelajaran yang terencana dengan baik. Dalam artikel ini akan dikemukakan mengenai tinjauan umum kreativitas dalam pembelajaran matematika dan pengembangannya.

Implementasi Pembelajaran Matematika Berwawasan Lingkungan Dengan Pendekatan Kooperatif Guna Mengembangkan Sikap Ramah Lingkungan Dan Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Siswa, Kana Hidayati, Elly Arliani, Heri Retnawati, Isnaeni Isnaeni

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

Penelitian ini bertujuan meningkatkan hasil belajar matematika dan mengembangkan sikap ramah lingkungan pada siswa SMA Muhammadiyah 1 Yogyakarta melalui pembelajaran matematika berwawasan lingkungan dengan pendekatan kooperatif serta mengetahui respons siswa terhadap kegiatan pembelajaran yang dilakukan. Kegiatan penelitian dilakukan melalui penelitian tindakan kelas. Tindakan dilaksanakan dalam 2 siklus pada kelas XI IPA 3 SMA Muhammadiyah 1 Yogyakarta. Kegiatan siklus I meliputi perencanaan, tindakan, observasi, dan refleksi. Kegiatan siklus II merupakan tindak lanjut dan modifikasi dari siklus I. Pengumpulan data dilakukan menggunakan pedoman wawancara, lembar observasi pelaksanaan pembelajaran, soal kuis dan tugas, serta angket respons siswa. Pendekatan kooperatif dalam penelitian ini menggunakan …

Permasalahan Pembelajaran Matematika Sekolah Dan Alternatif Pemecahannya, Hasratuddin Hasratuddin

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

Matematika adalah ilmu deduktif yang mengacu pada sistem aksiomatik dan taat azas serta memiliki objek yang abstrak yaitu berupa objek langsung dan objek tak langsung. Matematika merupakan suatu sarana yang dapat menumbuh kembangkan pola pikir logis, sistematis, kritis, objektif, rasional dan taat azas. Secara umum pekerjaan dalam matematika adalah menunjukkan dan membuktikan suatu kebenaran. Dengan keabstrakan objek dalam matematika, maka suatu hal yang wajar apabila dalam memahami suatu konsep dalam matematika akan memerlukan suatu analisis yang lebih dibanding dengan ilmu lain, dan kerap sekali siswa akan menemui kesulitan.
Kata kunci : matematika, deduktif, abstrak, pandangan, berguna

Pendekatan Kontekstual Dalam Pembelajaran Matematika Untuk Meningkatkan Berpikir Kritis Pada Siswa Sekolah Dasar, Joko Sulianto

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

Sudah menjadi tugas guru sebagai pengelola pembelajaran adalah menciptakan situasi dan kondisi yang memungkinkan siswa belajar secara berdaya guna dan berhasil guna. Suatu upaya agar tercipta kondisi yang kondusif sehingga siswa dapat belajar secara optimal, yaitu dengan melaksanakan pembelajaran yang menggunakan pendekatan yang dapat membuat siswa belajar secara mudah dan dengan perasaan senang. Salah satu prinsip yang dikembangkan dalam KTSP adalah berpusat pada potensi, perkembangan, kebutuhan, dan kepentingan peserta didik dan lingkungannya. Apa artinya? Artinya KTSP dikembangkan berdasarkan prinsip bahwa peserta didik memiliki posisi sentral untuk mengembangkan kompetensinya. Peserta didik memiliki posisi sentral mempunyai makna bahwa kegiatan pembelajaran berpusat pada …

The Implementation Of Microworld Logo In Classrooms, Wahyu Setyaningrum

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

The idea of Microworld Logo brought new perspectives in education. It gives inspiration to develop and look deeply into the powerful ways in which computers and educational software might improve teaching-learning processes. However, the implementation of this Logo seems to be unsuccessful. This paper discusses and evaluates the implementation of Logo in classrooms' context and discusses some obstacles in its implementation in classrooms so that teachers could get lesson from that. It considers the notion of Logo's history and its preceding implementation to identify the problems on Logo's implementation. This study shows that the failure of Logo implementation might be …

Turkish Pre-Service Mathematics Teachers’ Beliefs About Mathematics Teaching., Nihat Boz

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

The purpose of this study was to ascertain the beliefs of mathematics teacher trainees about their chosen profession before they began their service. Specific topics included instructional approaches, the role of the teacher, interaction among students, and interaction between teacher and students during class. Data were collected by use of an open-ended questionnaire administered to 46 pre-service mathematics teachers. Most of the participants in the study held non-traditional beliefs about mathematics teaching. This finding has several implications for teacher education.

Science And Mathematics Alliance For Recruiting And Retaining Teachers (Smarrt): Addressing The Teacher Shortage In At-Risk Schools, Denise Staudt, Michael Risku, Elda Martinez

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

The Science and Mathematics Alliance for Recruiting and Retaining Teachers (SMARRT) is a collaborative partnership pursuing aggressive strategies to recruit high quality minority teachers to teach in high-need schools in urban school districts. This partnership is dedicated to recruiting, preparing, and retaining high quality teachers with strong academic content knowledge in science and/or mathematics and a wide repertoire of research-based teaching practices including ESL strategies. The SMARRT project is designed to allow urban school districts experiencing severe shortages in mathematics, science and ESL teachers to create a pipeline of highly qualified teachers by partnering with the university to recruit, prepare, …

Parts Of The Whole: Teachers And The Work They Do, Dorothy Wallace

Numeracy

This introductory column argues the need to study our system of education with the same care we would give any complex system, pointing out some ways in which the educational system functions differently from other managed systems, and concluding that a careful study of the forces shaping education will lead to insight into what makes educational change successful.

Review Of Quantitative Reasoning: Tools For Today's Informed Citizen By A. Sevilla And K. Somers, Aaron G. Montgomery

Numeracy

Alicia Sevilla and Kay Somers, Quantitative Reasoning: Tools for Today’s Informed Citizen. (Emeryville CA: Key College Publishing, 2007). 626 pp. Softcover with Student CD. $79.95 (USA) ISBN 1-931914-90-1. http://www.keycollege.com/catalog/titles/quantitative_reasoning.html

From charts and graphs (Topic 1) to decision making (Topic 21), Quantitative Reasoning offers a good selection of topics that students in a general education mathematics course and other individuals in our society should understand. Organizing the 21 chapters (topics) under the headings of numerical reasoning, logical reasoning, and statistical reasoning, Sevilla and Somers focus their chapters on examples and devote the last 224 pages to 21 Excel activities. Parallel graphic-calculator …

Word Problems: Reflections On Embedding Quantitative Literacy In A Calculus Course, Gizem Karaali

Numeracy

Even though Quantitative Literacy (QL) programs are currently being developed and implemented in several colleges and universities, most schools still depend on traditional mathematics courses to reach their quantitative literacy goals. This note is a case study of how a traditional mathematics course sequence intended for students majoring in social and life sciences may be modified and adapted to at least partially fulfill the need in the absence of a stand-alone QL program. In particular, we focus on a freshman-level mathematics course sequence that serves various client departments. This sequence covers the traditional content of a first-year calculus sequence along …

False Positives And Referral Bias: Content For A Quantitative Literacy Course, Stuart Boersma, Teri Willard

Numeracy

An extended study of accuracy in medical screening is presented as a useful application to increase students’ quantitative reasoning skills. Two detailed examples are presented. The first explores the frequency of obtaining false positive results from a medical screening tool while the second examines the issue of referral bias and its effect on the apparent sensitivity and specificity of the screening tool. Results from student assessments indicate that the activity increases one’s ability to define terms such as “false positive” and “false negative” and increases one’s ability to read and compute with information obtained from a two-way table. Teacher assessment …

Using Local Data To Advance Quantitative Literacy, Stephen Sweet, Susanne Morgan, Danette Ifert Johnson

Numeracy

In this article we consider the application of local data as a means of advancing quantitative literacy. We illustrate the use of three different sources of local data: institutional data, Census data, and the National College Health Assessment survey. Our learning modules are applied in courses in sociology and communication, but the strategy of using local data can be integrated beyond these disciplinary boundaries. We demonstrate how these data can be used to stimulate student interests in class discussion, advance analytic skills, as well as develop capacities in written and verbal communication. We conclude by considering concerns that may influence …

Quantitative Literacy Across The Curriculum: A Case Study, Benjamin Steele, Semra Kiliç-Bahi

Numeracy

We describe a quantitative literacy (QL) program at Colby-Sawyer College, a small, residential, liberal arts college in New Hampshire. This program has grown rapidly from a traditional math curriculum to a college-wide understanding of quantitative literacy and voluntary participation by many faculty members in all departments. More than 80% of the faculty agreed that it would be useful for students to be able to use quantitative skills in their courses, but only 24 % thought students were capable of doing very well in mathematics. Twenty-three faculty members attended a summer workshop, funded by NSF, DUE # 0633133, in which they …

Quantitative Literacy On The Web Of Science, 1: The Bibliography And Its Role In The History Of This Journal, H L. Vacher, Todd Chavez

Numeracy

Prior to deciding to propose in 2006 that the National Numeracy Network (NNN) publish a new journal for quantitative literacy with their support, the University of South Florida Libraries investigated the publication environment of the field on the Web of Science®. Reproducing part of that study in this paper, we present findings from topic searches (March 2008) for “numeracy,” “quantitative literacy,” and “statistical literacy.” These updated results include a combined bibliography of 338 peer-reviewed articles amongst 210 different journals, by 748 authors from 321 institutions in 25 countries, in a total of 87 subjects (34% of the subject classes in …

Abstracts For Numeracy, H L. Vacher

Numeracy

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From The Fair To The Laboratory: The Institutionalization Of Agricultural Science And Education In Maine, Thomas Reznick

Maine History

Up until the mid-nineteenth century, agricultural science and education in Maine were primarily local affairs. Meeting in farm clubs and attending agricultural fairs, the Maine farmer performed most research by trial and error and by meeting on common ground with other farmers to discuss what worked and what did not. By the mid-nineteenth century, however, the farm clubs and county fairs waned and succumbed to the growing political influence of the Grange, which supported burgeoning agricultural scientific and educational institutions, such as the College of Agriculture and the Experiment Station. Through the auspices of the Grange, such institutions took the …

Collaborative Partnerships : A Model For Science Teacher Education And Professional Development, Mellita M. Jones

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

This paper proposes a collaborative partnership between practicing and pre-service teachers as a model for implementing science teacher education and professional development. This model provides a structure within which partnerships will work collaboratively to plan, implement and reflect on a series of Science lessons in cycles of action-reflection adapted from Korthagen’s (2001) ALACT model. Issues within Science education, teacher professional development and teacher education are considered in the development of the model which attempts to deepen constructivist approaches to teachers’ professional learning. It attempts to address issues with teacher professional development in the science area and improve professional experience practice …

Teacher As Designer: A Framework For Teacher Analysis Of Mathematical Model-Eliciting Activities, Margret A. Hjalmarson, Heidi Diefes-Dux

Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning

The study investigated tool development by three middle school mathematics teachers. The tools they designed were intended to support the use of model-eliciting activities (a form of instruction related to problem-based learning) and particularly the students’ presentations of their solutions for the whole class. The study examined the design and purposes for the presentation tools and resulted in a framework for categorizing teachers’ purposes for tools.The framework addressed the unit of analysis for the tools (individual students or groups of students) and the nature of teachers’ purposes for the tools. Design research was used as a theoretical perspective for conducting …

Meteorology And Cimatology: On-Line Weather Studies, J. A. Mulvany, M. Bentley, E. Pyle

Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations

Through the Virginia Earth Science Collaborative (VESC), a partnership of nine institutes of higher education, non-profit organizations, and eighty-three school divisions, a 3-credit, graduate-level meteorology course was offered six times between Spring 2006 and Fall 2007. The course, entitled Meteorology, was offered at three locations (Richmond, Abingdon, and Harrisonburg), and a local instructor facilitated each section. Funding for the course development, instructor stipends, and participant expenses (including travel, meals, and tuition) was provided through a competitive Mathematics and Science Partnership (MSP) grant funded through the federal No Child Left Behind legislation of 2001. The framework of the course was the …

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Oceanography Professional Development In Virginia Via Collaboration, Field Integration, And Inquiry, K. St. John

Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations

Seventy-nine in-service teachers completed one of six sections of a grant-funded, graduate-level, summer course entitled, Oceanography, that was offered at four different locations in Virginia between 2005 and 2007. The majority of the teachers enrolled with the objective of obtaining their add-on earth science endorsement through the Virginia Earth Science Collaborative (VESC). Oceanography was designed to integrate the following: 1) the ocean science disciplines of geology, chemistry, physics, and biology; 2) inquiry-based learning strategies, quantitative activities, and technology; and, 3) Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) field experience with classroom experiences. These design themes were informed by ocean science content …

Two Boats, Three Summers, Five Universities, One Dozen Instructors, And Sixty-Five Teachers: A Collaborative Oceanography Field Program For Earth Science, V. Clark, C. Hopper-Brill, C. Petrone

Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations

A three-day field workshop was an integral component of the graduate-level course entitled, Oceanography, that was offered by Virginia Earth Science Collaborative Project (VESC) to help Virginia educators earn the earth science teaching endorsement. The VESC partner institutions that offered Oceanographngeorge Mason University, James Madison University, the University of Virginia Southwest Center, and Virginia Commonwealth University-lacked direct access to research and education facilities en the coast. The College of William & Mary, another VESC partner, provided this resource through the Virginia Institute of Marine Science’s (VIMS) Eastern Shore Laboratory in Wachapreague, Virginia. The field program agenda and activities were developed …

Virginia Earth Science Collaborative: Developing Highly Qualified Earth Science Teachers, J. Cothron

Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations

A collaborative of seven institutes of higher education and two non-profit organizations developed and implemented five earth science courses totaling eighteen credits that enabled secondary teachers to acquire an add-on earth science endorsement: Geology 1: Physical Geology (4), Geology II: Geology of Virginia (4), Oceanography (4), Astronomy (Space Science for Teachers) (3), and Meteorology (3). These courses were collaboratively developed and included rigorous academic content, research-based instructional strategies, and intense field experiences. The thirty-three sections offered statewide served 499 participants. Three courses were offered to strengthen the skills of earth science teachers: Teaching Eath Science Topics to Special Education Students …