Improvement of Mathematic Connection and Communication Ability at Danau Paris State 1 High School Through Contextual Learning

Adi Semarto Berutu ,Izwita Dewi ,Mukhtar

doi:10.7176/jep/11-21-05

Abstract

This study aims to: 1) To find out whether the increase in mathematical connection abilities of students who get contextual learning is higher than students who get ordinary learning. 2) To find out whether the increase in mathematical communication skills of students who get contextual learning is higher than students who get ordinary learning. 3) To see whether there is an interaction between the learning approach used with the students 'initial abilities to the students' mathematical connection abilities. 4) To see whether there is an interaction between the learning approach used with students 'initial abilities to students' mathematical communication skills. The subjects in this study were students of class XII IPA-1 as an experimental class and students of class XII IPA-2 as a control class at SMA Negeri 1 Danau Paris. The results showed that: 1) Increased mathematical connection ability of students who received contextual learning was higher than students who obtained ordinary learning. 2) Improvement of mathematical communication skills of students who get contextual learning is higher than students who get ordinary learning. 3) There is no interaction between the learning approach and initial mathematical ability to improve students' mathematical connection abilities. 4) There is no interaction between learning approach and initial mathematical ability to improve students' mathematical communication skills. Keywords : mathematical connection skills, mathematical communication skills, contextual learning DOI: 10.7176/JEP/11-21-05 Publication date: July 31 st 2020

Highlights

With reference to the five NCTM capability standards, the purpose of mathematics learning in Permendiknas No 22 of 2006 (Ministry of National Education 2006: 346) essentially includes (1) Connections between concepts in mathematics and their use in problem solving, (2) Reasoning, (3) Problem solving, (4) Communication and representation, and (5) Affective factors
The results showed that: 1) Increased mathematical connection ability of students who received contextual learning was higher than students who obtained ordinary learning
2) Improvement of mathematical communication skills of students who get contextual learning is higher than students who get ordinary learning

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Introduction

With reference to the five NCTM capability standards, the purpose of mathematics learning in Permendiknas No 22 of 2006 (Ministry of National Education 2006: 346) essentially includes (1) Connections between concepts in mathematics and their use in problem solving, (2) Reasoning, (3) Problem solving, (4) Communication and representation, and (5) Affective factors. In both documents, communication skills and mathematical connections are strategic abilities that are the goals of mathematics learning, so these two abilities are very important to be trained to students in school, especially in mathematics. Some research results show that students' mathematical connection ability is still low, one of them, Ruspiani's research results (2000: 120) which shows the average value of mathematical connection ability of middle school students is still low, namely less than 60 on a score of 100 (22.2% for connections mathematics on other subjects, 44% for connections in other fields of study, and 67.3% for mathematical connections in everyday life)

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