Improving student engagement by mathematics learning based on contextual teaching and learning

Abstract

Student engagement is important in every learning because learning activities are not just a transfer of knowledge but also as a potential development that is owned by students. This study aims to determine the increase student’s engagement of MTs grade VIII learn based contextual teaching and learning (CTL) learning device in the form of lesson plans and student worksheets. The research design used One Group Design. The sample of this study involved students of class VIII in the 2018/2019 school year were 25 students of class VIII.1 as an experimental class. The instrument used was a student engagement questionnaire and field notes. Data were analyzed quantitatively using means and n-gain and described descriptively. The results showed that the n-gain was 0.215, which means that there was an increase in the student’s engagement learning by using CTL-based mathematics learning in the low category.