Improving Mathematical Understanding and Motivation of Students Through Contextual Learning Approaches Using Autograph Software

Husna H,M Ikhsan,Yusrizal Y

doi:10.6007/ijarbss/v10-i6/7289

Abstract

The ability of mathematical understanding and motivation to learn is very necessary for students to take part in mathematics learning. This study aims to determine the increase in mathematical understanding and learning motivation of students who obtain mathematics learning through contextual approach using autograph software with students who obtain conventional mathematics learning, and analyze the interactions based on the level of students' initial mathematical abilities. This research is an experimental with a pretest-posttest control group design. The population of this study was all Year 10 students at SMK Negeri 1 Meulaboh, Aceh, Indonesia, the sample was 60 students with randomly selected from 165. Data analysis was performed by two-way ANOVA. The results showed that there was an increase in the ability of mathematical understanding and learning motivation of students through contextual approach using autograph software better than conventional learning; there is no interaction between learning approaches and students' initial mathematical abilities towards mathematical understanding ability, and there is an interaction between learning approaches and students' initial mathematical abilities towards student learning motivation. The teacher is expected to be able to expand the application of learning with a software-assisted contextual approach to improve students' mathematical understanding and motivation.

Highlights

Understanding ability is one of the five abilities that are essential in learning mathematics that need attention
The experimental design used in this study was a pretest-posttest control group design, which consisted of two research groups namely the experimental class is a group of students whose learning uses a contextual learning approach assisted by autograph software and the control group is a group of students whose learning uses conventional learning approaches
AND Suggestions Conclusions in this study are an increase in the ability of mathematical understanding and learning motivation of students through contextual approach using autograph software better than conventional learning; there is no interaction between learning approaches and students' initial mathematical abilities towards mathematical understanding ability; and there is an interaction between learning approaches and students' initial mathematical abilities towards student learning motivation

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Introduction

Understanding ability is one of the five abilities that are essential in learning mathematics that need attention. Likewise the facts in the field, most students have not been able to master the concept of subject matter because of the lack of students 'understanding of the basic concepts of the subject matter so that it can be said that students' mathematical understanding is still low. This is supported by Wahyudin (2009) statement, one of the causes of weak students in mathematics is lack of understanding ability to recognize basic mathematical concepts related to the subject being studied

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