Pizza Vs. PJBL: How mathematics learning media improves high school students creative thinking on trigonometric function limits

Abstract

Math learning issues come when the instructor provides information and then gives practice questions. The teacher then checks students' understanding. Most students ignored him or glanced in both ways. This is because students dread making mistakes. The fear of expressing one's opinion incorrectly, admitting ignorance, being criticised by peers, being disciplined by instructors, and being attacked. This psychological condition hinders creativity. An investigation examined the requirement for a PjBL-based PIZZA learning medium for trigonometric function restrictions to improve students' creative thinking. The study sought to uncover student problems and needs during learning. This research and development project uses four methodologies in four dimensions. This research provides pizza-themed material in vivid buffalo paper "love" shapes for offline viewing. Pizza toppings like peppers, broccoli, mushrooms, and sausage symbolise creativity and analysis. Another group includes religious questions that teach students perseverance, diligence, and self-confidence. These questions can help educators detect learning obstacles and encourage trigonometric function limitation innovation. This research needs improvement to analyse students' and instructors' needs. Student surveys and teacher interviews at a Pasuruan middle school assessed academic challenges and media usage offline. Teacher interviews say pupils must be creative learners. In the survey, 37.5% of students required assistance understanding trigonometric function bounds. It also shows that kids need pizza to learn arithmetic.