Trial of design means-end analysis learning model based on local cultural wisdom to improve communication ability and mathematical abstraction of middle school students

Abstract

Student’s mathematical communication and abstraction skills were needed in learning mathematics. Another aspect of the student learning process was the need to know and to develop the wisdom of local culture in their daily to lived. This was because students were expected to be a smart generation and still respect their own culture that they will use as life guidance. However, the problem was how to be in still the wisdom of local culture in learning mathematics? Based on these problems, the researcher designed a mathematical learning model that incorporated the wisdom of local culture in mathematics learning. The purpose of this study was to test the Means-Ends Analysis learning model based on the local Cultural Wisdom that had been designed. This learning model was using the wisdom of local culture in mathematics learning. The purpose of this learning model was to improve communication skills and mathematical abstraction skills of students in grade 7. The subjects were Year 7 students of junior high school in the City of Berastagi and Perbaungan. The undertaking, students said that they found it was easier to understand mathematical concepts. Although, the teacher had difficulty in elaborating the problem of mathematical abstraction with the cultural, but the teacher said that the students become easy to communicate their mathematical abilities.