The ability to Understanding of the Concept of Derivative Functions for Inter-Level Students During Ethnomathematics Learning

Abstract

The mathematical abilities can be measured through students’ mental and physical activities. One of them is using genetic decomposition analysis of APOS theory. The purpose of this study was to describe the ability to understand the concept of derivative functions for interlevel students during ethnomathematics learning. The research is part of our development research.The subjects were high school students majoring in mathematics and science in Bengkulu. The research was carried out in a participatory manner in the regular learning process by applying the ethnomathematics approach. Subjects were interviewed based on the assignments given. Data were analyzed qualitatively by applying genetic decomposition. To obtain inter-level characteristics, the description of genetic decomposition continued with fixed-comparison methods. The result was able students to encapsulate the process of function properties or intervals in the domain so that the object is formed about the sketch of the function graph h.