Evaluating Learning Media on Mathematical Literacy Through Student’s Logical Thinking Skill: Mobile Learning Integrated Ethnomathematics as Strategy to Improve Student’s Logical Thinking Skill

Nur Julianto

doi:10.47191/ijsshr/v4-i12-75

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate learning media on mathematical literacy towards the achievement of logical thinking skills and determine strategies to build students’ logical thinking skills. The subject in this study were 79 fifth-grade primary school students in Surakarta and Boyolali. The data in this study is quantitative data and qualitative data. The instrument used to collect quantitative data was a mathematical literacy test consisting of five aspects of logical thinking skills that are understanding, planning, determining, solving, and conclusion. The instrument used to collect qualitative data was the scientific journal. The results showed that percentage achievement of students’ logical thinking skills in solving mathematical literacy is understanding (55,82%), planning (51,08%), determining (47,85%), solving (41,52%), and conclusion (31,14%). The data shows that learning media in elementary school could not be building students’ logical thinking skills. One strategy which can be used to build students’ logical thinking skills is through mobile learning integrated ethnomathematics.

Highlights

In the current era of globalization, it takes people who have the skills to find new concepts, open networks, and have the competence to meet high job standards (Hayat & Yusuf, 2010)
Ethnomathematics used in the learning process is seen as a bridge for students to develop logical thinking skills because ethnomathematics can be a provider of mathematics learning objects
It is understood that ethnomathematics makes a person able to go through a logical thinking process based on patterns and relationships that occur naturally

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Introduction

In the current era of globalization, it takes people who have the skills to find new concepts, open networks, and have the competence to meet high job standards (Hayat & Yusuf, 2010). People are required to utilize their knowledge optimally to be more intelligent and critical in receiving and processing information This is very important to support solving increasingly complex problems. Education is a means of preventing risk, as well as a tool that can help improve the quality of human life in a sustainable manner (Moretti & Frandell, 2013). For this reason, current education is expected to be able to develop students to think creatively, be flexible, solve problems, collaborate, and be innovative skills needed for success in work and life. Education is expected to be able to equip students with the ability to apply their knowledge in everyday life

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