Abstract
Students’ low mathematics literacy skills are due to the lack of students' skills to solve mathematical problems related to the real world. The objective of this study is to analyse the improvement of mathematics literacy skills of fifth-grade elementary school students and describe the mathematical literacy skills of elementary students through the PMRI approach. The method used was a mixed method with concurrent embedded design to analyse quantitative data on the quality of the PMRI approach and qualitative data to analyse the mathematical literacy skills of fifth-grade elementary school students. The results show that by using the PMRI approach, classical mastery learning can be achieved and the average students’ mathematical literacy skills are higher than the expository model. It is shown from the classical completeness results , it is 2.065> 0.4678. Therefore, the proportion of students who learn through the PMRI approach reaches more than 75%. While the data analysis of mathematics literacy skills of fifth-grade elementary school students has good ability in expressing mathematical ideas, turning problems into mathematical models, using strategies, symbols and tools correctly, and can make conclusions.
Highlights
According to the Regulation of Indonesian Minister of National Education No 22 of 2016 concerning Basic and Secondary Education Process Standards, the learning process in the education unit is carried out interactively, inspiring, fun, challenging, motivating students to participate actively, as well as providing sufficient space for the initiative, creativity, and independence according to talent, interests, and physical and psychological development of students
Mathematics literacy is needed by all people in dealing with problems in modern life, because mathematical literacy is very closely related to work and tasks in daily life (Wong, 2011 & Stacey, 2012a)
According to Johar (2012), knowledge and understanding of concepts in mathematics are very important, without neglecting the ability to activate mathematical literacy to solve problems encountered in everyday life
Summary
According to the Regulation of Indonesian Minister of National Education No 22 of 2016 concerning Basic and Secondary Education Process Standards, the learning process in the education unit is carried out interactively, inspiring, fun, challenging, motivating students to participate actively, as well as providing sufficient space for the initiative, creativity, and independence according to talent, interests, and physical and psychological development of students. The functions of Mathematics in schools are to provide basic skills in Mathematics and to form a logical, critical, careful, creative thinking skills and disciplined attitude. Students' mathematical literacy skills are still very low. According to Johar (2012), knowledge and understanding of concepts in mathematics are very important, without neglecting the ability to activate mathematical literacy to solve problems encountered in everyday life. It is important to do hard effort to improve the students’ mathematical literacy
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