The Legend of Kemaro Island for Supporting Students in Learning Average

Lestariningsih Lestariningsih,Darmawijoyo Darmawijoyo,Ratu Ilma Indra Putri

doi:10.22342/jme.3.2.1932.165-174

Abstract

This research is aimed to determine the role of Indonesian folklore context namely the Legend of Kemaro Island in supporting average learning on 6 grade students with Pendidikan Matematika Realistik Indonesia (PMRI) approach. The method used is a design research that contains three stage namely preliminary design, teaching experiment, and retrospective analysis. Results from the research shows that Indonesian folklore context can support students to develop their knowledge in the concept of average. Strategy and model (emergent modeling) that students discover, describe and discuss the construction or contribution shows how students can use to help their initial understanding of the concept of average.

Highlights

Statistics widely applied in various disciplines, for example natural science, business and industry
This research is aimed to determine the role of Indonesian folklore context namely the Legend of Kemaro Island in supporting average learning on 6 grade students with Pendidikan Matematika Realistik Indonesia (PMRI) approach
We use some theoretical basis to support this research are: learning basic concepts in the average underlying designing a series of learning activities on the track, PMRI as the approach used in research, and folklore of Indonesia which is used as the basic concept of context in establishing the average in students

Summary

Introduction

Statistics widely applied in various disciplines, for example natural science, business and industry. About teaching and learning activities in elementary statistics in general emphasizes concentration on the size of the data average and mode. According Gadanidis and Hoogland (2002) explained that the story could be a context for the story is a form of thinking and communicating naturally and provides a meaningful way to talk and think about teaching and learning mathematics. Researchers provide an alternative concept learning problems in the average by designing and developing students' learning trajectories of island legend Kemaro as context associated with the concept of average PMRI approach. We use some theoretical basis to support this research are: learning basic concepts in the average underlying designing a series of learning activities on the track, PMRI as the approach used in research, and folklore of Indonesia which is used as the basic concept of context in establishing the average in students. A series of activities that illustrate the progress of learning and thinking processes of students in the learning process on average need to be developed or designed to facilitate learning activities

Objectives

Results

Conclusion