Mathematics Education Study Program Research Articles

Pengembangan Buku Ajar Pengantar Dasar Matematika Berbasis Kitab Taqrib Dalam Meningkatkan Kemampuan Literasi Mahasiswa

The purpose of this study is to develop a textbook for introductory mathematics based on the taqrib book to improve student literacy skills and find out the feasibility, practicality, and effectiveness of textbook for introductory mathematics based on the taqrib that has been developed. The type of research used is Research and Development (R&D) which is designed using the Borg and Gall development model. The subjects of the development product trial in this study were students of the class 2022 semester 1 of the MTK1, MTK2, and MTK3 classes of mathematics education study program at FTIK UIN KHAS Jember. This research produces a textbook of introduction to basic mathematics based on the taqrib book as students' reference book in lectures on basic introduction to mathematics in semester 1. The resulting textbook is validated by three validators with validation results without any revisions, so the textbooks developed are feasible for use. Furthermore, the resulting textbooks were tested on 1st-semester students of the mathematics education study program at FTIK UIN KHAS Jember. The results of this product trial were 84.49% with a practical category. The mathematical literacy ability of students in semester 1 of the Mathematics Education study program has increased from a total average score of 77.32 to 86.27. Based on these results, it can be said that the use of textbooks for introductory mathematics based on taqrib books is very effective in improving students' mathematical literacy skills.

KARAKTERISTIK BERPIKIR KREATIF DALAM PEMECAHAN MASALAH MATEMATIKA BERDASARKAN GENDER

The purpose of this study was to describe the differences in the characteristics of the ability to think creatively between women and men in solving mathematical problems through an open description test. The research subjects were students of IKIP Budi Utomo Malang semester 3 Mathematics Education Study Program. The mathematical problem solving provided is mathematical problems that require divergent thinking in solving them. This research is a qualitative-descriptive research in which to determine the characteristics of the ability to think creatively through a mathematical problem solving test. The purpose of this research is to describe the different characteristics between women and men in solving math problems. Based on the results of the analysis, it is said that a person has different creative potential both from the characteristics of creative thinking and the creative point of view he has. A person's ability to think creatively is due to the person's personal characteristics, problem characteristics, and point of view. A person is able to develop the creative potential contained in him by getting to know more about the characteristics of the ability to think creatively, especially what aspects stand out.

Experimentation of the Asy-Shafi'i Method on the Ability to Read the Qur'an in View of Student Interests

The background of this research is that there are still many UMPRI students, especially students in the FKIP mathematics education study program who cannot read the Al-Qur’an properly. In reading the Qur'an there are many factors that influence it, one of which is student interest. The purpose of this study was to find out whether students who learn to read the Al-Qur’an using the Asy-Syafi'i method have better reading skills than students who do not use the Asy-Syafi'i method in terms of student interest. This research is a quasi-experimental study with a 2x3 factorial design. The population in this study were all students of the Mathematics Education Study Program, FKIP UMPRI, for the 2022-2023 academic year. The research sample was obtained by means of cluster random sampling. Data analysis techniques use non-parametric statistics because the population is not normally distributed. The results showed that the ability of students to read the Al-Qur’an using the Asy-Syafii method was better than the ability of students to read the Koran who did not use the Asy-Syafii method. However, there is no difference in the ability to read the Al-Qur’an between students who have high, medium or low interest in reading the Al-Qur’an or are equally good.

ANALISIS KESULITAN BELAJAR MAHASISWA DALAM PEMBELAJARAN DARING PADA MATA KULIAH STATISTIKA

The research was carried out with the aim of analyzing difficulties in the student learning process in online learning in Statistics courses. This research was conducted using a descriptive qualitative method. Descriptive qualitative research has several stages as follows: data collection, data reduction and drawing conclusions on research data. The research was conducted at the Indonesian Technocrat University. The research subjects were Students of the Mathematics Education Study Program 2021 Class A who were taking an online Statistics course. Based on the description of the research results, it can be concluded that the difficulties in the student learning process in Statistics courses which are carried out online are influenced by internal factors and external factors. Learning difficulties from internal factors include: difficulties in motivation and interest in learning and difficulties in understanding the material. Learning difficulties influenced by external factors, namely: difficulties in understanding lecturer explanations, signal difficulties and data quotas owned by students, difficulties in using learning applications, limited gadgets owned and difficulties in obtaining support for the learning environment.

Classification of ability of mathematics education students of FKIP Syiah Kuala University 2019 viewed from affective and cognitive aspect

The purpose of this study was to analyze where the dominant abilities of prospective teacher students in the Teaching and Education Faculty (FKIP) of Mathematics Education Study Program Letting 2019 lie. This research uses a descriptive quantitative approach with the Library Research method and utilizes written information sources that are officially recognized. The subjects of this study were active undergraduate students (S1) in mathematics education letting 2019 who had taken courses in Mathematics Teaching and Learning Strategies, Mathematical Teaching Evaluation, Mathematical Logic, Linear Algebra and Discrete Mathematics with a total of 54 samples. This study uses data collection techniques by using a questionnaire. The data collected in this study were analyzed by Descriminant Fisher's analysis. This study used discriminant analysis for 2 groups, namely the group with the dominant ability on the affective aspect and the group with the dominant ability on the cognitive aspect. The results of this study indicate that students have more abilities from the affective aspect. The Fisher discriminant function that is formed isEffectiveness = 6.349X1 + 13.821X2 + 16.008X3 + 8.651X4 + 34.332X5Cognitive Aspect = -2.212X1 + 4.890X2 + 25.104X3 + 13.182X4 + 44.945X5

Digital Natives Preferences in How to Learn Mathematics: A Qualitative Study of Preservice Mathematics Teachers

The purpose of this study was to describe how digital natives as preservice mathematics teachers learn mathematics. The research subjects were 30 students of the Mathematics Education Study Program at the Universitas Negeri Gorontalo. This research is a descriptive qualitative research with data collection techniques are semistructured interview, questionnaire using Mentimeter, and documentation. Data collecting held in 2022. First, they were interviewed to obtain information on how they studied college mathematics courses such as calculus or differential equations. After obtaining the methods they used, they were then asked to fill out a questionnaire via Mentimeter. From the results of the interviews and filling out the questionare, it was found that their ways of learning were by watching YouTube, reading books, discussing mathematics material with their peers, searching for learning material from the internet, and also using mathematical applications to help them solving problems. Although everyone has different preferences for which method they like the most, in general, they combine all five learning styles. When they were asked to choose the method they liked the most, 50% of them choose watching YouTube; 43% prefer to learn from books; and 6.67% choose to use mathematical application. The mathematical applications they use are dominated by Photomath. Other applications used are Qanda, Brainly, Colearn, Mathway, MathLab, Mathenchanter, Geogebra, Snap Quiz, and Wolfram Alpha. The results show that book is still relevan to use in this digital age.

Gerakan Penguatan Literasi dan Numerasi melalui Kegiatan Ekstrakurikuler di SD 040536 Partibi Lama

This Community Service Program aims to strengthen literacy and numeracy in elementary school (SD) students where the focus is to provide assistance to students about the importance of strengthening literacy and numeracy in students. This activity was carried out by lecturers and students from the Mathematics Education Study Program and the Economics Education Study Program, the Teaching and Education Faculty, HKBP Nommensen University Medan. The implementation of Community Service activities in strengthening literacy and numeracy in students began on 06 February 2023 and ended on 25 February 2023. Previously, this Community Service activity had been socialized to students of SD Negeri 040536, in every classroom and it was seen that the cause of the lack of literacy and numeracy in students is still low due to lack of learning and arithmetic exercises. This problem was then minimized by carrying out related Community Service Program activities to strengthen literacy and numeracy for elementary school students. This program is an important matter in efforts to improve the concept of numeracy in schools.

Description of the Effectiveness of the Implementation Moodle Learning Management System-Based Online Learning

This study aims to describe how effective the implementation of online learning based on Moodle LMS in the mathematics education study program is with the type of mixed (method research). Quantitative data collection methods using questionnaires and qualitative methods using interviews. The subjects given the questionnaire consisted of all students and lecturers in the mathematics education study program. The subjects interviewed were selected using a purposive sampling consisting of 2 lecturers and 3 students with consideration of the types of courses taught for lecturers and semesters taken for students. Quantitative analysis technique uses descriptive percentage analysis and qualitative data analysis technique uses data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion stages. The results showed that, (1) the implementation of moodle LMS-based online learning in the student's perspective was in the quite effective category with a percentage of 79.78%, (2) the implementation of moodle LMS-based online learning in the lecturer's perspective was also in the quite effective category with a percentage of 66 ,66%.

Pendampingan Belajar Matematika di Rumah pada Masa Pandemi Covid 19

Online learning has become a problem for students and parents since the Covid-19 pandemic. Carrying out tutoring of mathematics for students is an alternative problem-solving done by lecturers in the mathematics education study program, at the University of Flores. Home tutoring activities are carried out at RT 003 Paupire sub-district, Ende Tengah District, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 16.00-17.30 WITA. The participants are elementary school students who live in RT 003. Methods of implementation include lectures, question and answer/discussion, assignments, and evaluation methods. Based on the results of observation and evaluation of learning at each meeting and every week it was found that students were motivated in learning and obtained increased learning outcomes.

Analysis of Difficulty Understanding Student Mathematica by Using Online Learning Model

This research is based on the low understanding of students’ mathematics. One of the causes for the low understanding of students’ mathematics is a factor in the students themselves in the form of student difficulties in solving problems related to the material in the Differential Calculus course. The purpose of this study was to describe the difficulties of students’ mathematical understanding in solving problems in the Differential Calculus Course using the online learning model. This type of research uses a qualitative approach and is descriptive in nature. The subjects of this study were first semester students taking Differential Calculus courses in the Mathematics Education study program, Muhammadiyah University of Tapanuli Selatan, Academic Year 2020/2021. The instrument used in this study was an interview. The results showed that the difficulties of students’ mathematical understanding in solving problems in the Differential Calculus course using the online learning model were related to technical difficulties, adaptation difficulties and internal difficulties for each individual student. To overcome these difficulties, it is necessary to have a more varied strategy for using online learning media.
 Keywords: Online learning; mathematic; media

The Effectiveness of The Utilization of Mathematical Pyramid Media on Academic Achievement of Students in Mathematics Education Study Program

This study aims to see the effectiveness of the use of mathematical pyramid media in learning media courses to improve the academic achievement of fourth semester students of the Mathematics Education Study Program, FKIP UNA, Academic Year 2019/2020. The sample of this research is two classes, namely class IVA (experimental class) and class IVB (control class). The pretest mean value of the experimental class (64.82) with the highest value of 82 and the lowest score of 46, the pretest value of the control class (61.48) with the highest value of 78 with the lowest score of 42. From the pretest homogeneity test there was no difference in variance or the two samples homogeneous where Fcount <Ftable (1.86). From the pretest data normality test, it was obtained that L0 for the experimental class (0.1274) and L0 for the control class (0.117). For post-test data, it is obtained L0 for the experimental class (0.1587) and L0 for the control class (0.1082). The value of L0 is smaller than L table (0.161) so it can be concluded that the data is normally distributed. The average post-test score of the experimental class (87.9) with the highest score of 90 and the lowest score of 63, while for the control class the average post-test score (80.6) with the highest score of 90 and the lowest score of 54. = 2.11> ttabel = 2.01 which means that Ha is accepted.
 Keywords: Mathematics pyramid media; academic achievement; learning media

Prospective Mathematics Teachers’van Hiele’s Geometry Thinking and Habits of Mind: A Description of Hard Skill and Soft Skill by Gender

Geometric thinking level and habits of mind were important hard and soft skills required of prospective mathematics teachers. The purpose of this study is to describe the van Hiele geometric thinking level and habits of mind of prospective mathematics teachers. The descriptive quantitative research method was used. There were 31 female and 17 male prospective mathematics teachers in the sample. The research instrument for measuring geometric level was derived from Usikin's (1982) van Hiele geometric thinking test and a habits of mind questionnaire. According to the findings of this study, prospective mathematics teachers' ability to think geometrically has progressed to the stage of analysis and informal deduction. Furthermore, male prospective mathematics teachers achieved the highest level of geometric thinking, known as rigor. Furthermore, both as a whole and in terms of indicators, prospective mathematics teachers' habits of mind fall into the strong category. Male prospective mathematics teachers have more positive habits of mind than female prospective mathematics teachers. The study's findings can help lecturers, particularly those in the mathematics education study program, determine students' hard and soft skills at the end of the year. Prospective mathematics teachers can also be assigned by institutions based on their geometric thinking and habits of mind.

IS COMMUNICATING MATHEMATICS PART OF THE EASE OF ONLINE LEARNING FACTOR?

In this study, we focus on self-disclosure, communicating mathematics, and infrastructure support in determining the ease of online learning for students of mathematics education study programs. The sample in this study were students (n=465) who were asked voluntarily to fill out an online questionnaire. Participants consisted of 335 female students (72%) and 130 male students (28%) from various universities in Indonesia. The data were analyzed quantitatively using structural equation modeling. The results of the path analysis show that the ease of online learning is influenced by self-disclosure, communicating mathematics, and infrastructure support. The R square results show that these factors influence 47%. Each path analysis shows that self-disclosure (r = 0.556 p= 0.000) and infrastructure support (r = 0.243 p = 0.000) have a significant positive relationship with the ease of online learning. Meanwhile, communicating mathematics (r = -0.025 p =0.507) has an insignificant negative relationship to the ease of online learning. Further research is needed to see how the impact of mathematical application support communicating mathematics in online learning.

PENGEMBANGAN MULTIMEDIA PEMBELAJARAN MATEMATIKA DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN RENDERFOREST BERBASIS MODEL PROBELM BASED LEARNING DI STKIP MUHAMMADIYAH KALABAHI

The demands of the learning process must be interesting, so new innovations are needed. Education is currently in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, so one of the alternatives that the government currently uses in the learning process is online and offline learning, or what we usually call blended learning. Many people think of mathematics as a difficult subject to learn. The purpose of this research is to create interesting learning media using applications and use learning videos to arouse students' interest in learning mathematics. The research approach used in this study is R&D and the ADDIE product development model. First year students from the Mathematics Education Study Program of STKIP Muhammadiyah Kalabahi are the subjects of this learning video. Questionnaires and working papers were used to collect data. The results shows that the validity is successful in terms of media and material validation as well as student responses. The learning videos can already be used by teachers when the teaching and learning process is carried out through a problem-based model.

Analysis of Student's Creative Thinking Ability on Arithmetic Sequences in the Lesson Study Framework

This research aims to determine the creative thinking ability of students in arranging and solving contextual problems on arithmetic sequence. This research is a descriptive quantitative study through a Lesson Study framework with a subject of 18 students of the Mathematics Education study program at the Islamic University of Lamongan. The instruments in this study include attitude assessment sheets used to measure student activity in participating in learning and Student Worksheets used to measure students' creative thinking ability in arranging and solving contextual problems on arithmetic sequences. The results of the analysis show that the average score of student activities during learning is 85.13% while the average score of students' creative thinking ability is 71.875% in the Enough category.

The Effect of Integrated Learning Management Systems FLearn in Improving Learning Outcomes at Universities during Online Learning

The problem in learning during the covid-19 pandemic is how the university implements effective online learning for students. In order to facilitate online learning to be more comprehensive and integrated, the development of an integrated learning system, namely the learning system in Flexibel Learning or Leaning management, is expected to increase the effectiveness of online learning. The research method in this study is a mixed-method research method with a sequential exploratory model. The research begins with a qualitative study to find the root of the problem and then continues with quantitative analysis to find the influence between variables. The study subjects were fourth-year students in the mathematics education study program. The study results show that the integration of the system facilitates the implementation of learning in the online learning process, but there are still obstacles, such as internet access and learning devices. In contrast, the regression test results show a significant influence between the integration of the learning system on student learning outcomes. The influence of learning system integration on learning achievement is 61.3%, and 38.7% is affected by other factors such as motivation, learning independence, student responsibility, and adequate internet access.

The Effect of Probabilistic Thinking on the Ability of Undergraduate Students of Mathematics Education in Solving Binomial Distribution Problems

Mathematical statistics course I is one of the compulsory subjects taught in tertiary institutions, one of the sub-matters is distribution which is divided into 2, namely discrete distribution and continuous distribution. The discrete distribution is one of the materials that is poorly understood, especially regarding the binomial distribution, so that students' mastery of the material becomes very lacking. Efforts to overcome this problem include maximizing probabilistic students' thinking and solving problems on the binomial distribution so that undergraduate students can understand the concepts taught by the supervisor of the course. The purpose of this research is to find out how much probabilistic students' thinking skills are in solving binomial distribution problems. While solving the problem of the binomial distribution is an ability in the problem solving process by using all knowledge in solving the binomial distribution problem through 4 step indicators, namely random experiments, sample space, events, and the probability of an event and skills that already exist and synthesize them so that the goal of solving is achieved. the problem with the binomial distribution is the chance of getting success or failing. The method used in this research is a quantitative approach. The type of research used is a case study. The population and sample in this study were fourth semester undergraduate students, Mathematics Education Study Program, FKIP USN Kolaka Class of 2020/2021, a total of 24 students. The instrument used for data collection is a probabilistic thinking test and a probability distribution problem solving test. The results of this study obtained the value of Fcount = 7.662 with a significance of 0.011 < α = 0.05 then Ho was rejected and Ha was accepted. This means that students' probabilistic thinking has a significant influence in overcoming the problem of the binomial distribution. While the correlation value (r) of 0.508 is included in the sufficient criteria. The coefficient of determination (r2) = 0.258 or 25.80%, meaning that there is an influence between the independent variable and the dependent variable and the remaining 74.20% is determined by other factors. The regression equation for variable Y on variable X is: = 48,020+0,437X. A constant of 48,020 states that if the value of critical thinking is 0,437 then the student's ability to solve the binomial distribution problem is 48,020. The regression coefficient of 0.437 states that each additional value of 1 in critical thinking will increase undergraduate students' ability to solve the problem of the binomial distribution of 0.437.

Penerapan Materi Barisan Dan Deret Pada Matematika Ekonomi Terhadap Model Petumbuhan Penduduk

This article discusses the results of research on the application of sequences and series material in economic mathematics to population growth models. Material sequences and series are often used by experts in solving problems related to socio-economics. The purpose of this study was to determine student responses when learning sequences and series in economic mathematics to population growth models, to determine the effectiveness of student knowledge during learning sequences and series material in their understanding of population growth model material. The research method used is quasi-experimental, with a quantitative approach. The population of this study were all students of the Mathematics Education study program and the sample was students of the Mathematics Education study program for the fifth semester Mathematics Economics course at Indraprasta University PGRI which consisted of one class. The research instrument used was observation of student activities to find out the process of learning the material for sequences and series in economic mathematics on population growth models, interviews and filling out Likert-scale questionnaires. Based on an analysis of the completed questionnaire, students responded positively in learning the material for sequences and series in economic mathematics to population growth models. And based on the results of the questionnaire it is known that the learning material for sequences and series is effective in learning population growth models in economic mathematics.

CITATION WRITING WORKSHOP AND SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE REFERENCE FOR SMA/MA SE-MGMP TEACHERS, MOJOKERTO DISTRICT

The purpose of the 2022-2023 Odd Semester Program Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat (PPM) activities is to improve teachers' ability to make citations and references in writing scientific articles which they will publish either manually or by using computer application programs, especially Mendeley. The target of this PPM activity is all SMA/MA Mathematics MGMP Teachers in Mojokerto Regency. There are three stages in this activity, namely the planning stage. at the socialization stage, the implementation stage. This PPM was held from 1 to 30 November 2022 which was attended by 47 MGMP mathematics teachers in Mojokerto Regency. The implementation of the Community Service Program activities by the Mathematics Education Lecturer team at PGRI Adi Buana University, Surabaya, went smoothly. The participants were very enthusiastic about participating in every activity that had been scheduled. There are three activities in this PPM, namely the Basic Concepts of PTK and Writing of PTK as well as how to cite and make references in writing PTK Scientific Articles. The implementation of the Program Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat (PPM) activities by the Mathematics Education Lecturer team at PGRI Adi Buana University, Surabaya, went smoothly. The participants were very enthusiastic about participating in every activity that had been scheduled. The obstacle faced during the implementation of the Program Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat (PPM) by the Lecturer Team of the Mathematics Education Study Program at PGRI Adi Buana University Surabaya was that the room provided was not comfortable because the room was hot so the participants were less comfortable and maximal in participating in the delivery of the material. However, this did not affect the enthusiasm of the participants during the discussion session. Many questions were submitted to the resource person related to the material presented, especially during the mentoring session.

Pengembangan Pembelajaran Matematika Diskrit Menggunakan Google Classroom pada Mahasiswa Pendidikan Matematika

Google Classroom is a platform in the form of an LMS (learning management system) which is provided free or unpaid by Google. Google classroom is integrated with email, so it's easy to use (user friendly). Google classroom makes it easy for teachers and lecturers to do distance learning, so that learning becomes efficient, effective and interactive. This study uses a quantitative descriptive research method (Maolani & Cahyana, 2016). The quantitative approach used is in the form of questionnaires and interviews. The purpose of this study is to describe student learning using the Google Classroom Application in Discrete Mathematics courses during the Covid-19 pandemic. This research carried out from the odd semester of the 2021/2022 academic year to 10 students in the fifth semester of the Discrete Mathematics course, the Mathematics Education Study Program. useful for helping plan events, send surveys, give students or others quizzes, or gather simple information in an efficient way. Interviews were conducted at the end of online teaching and learning activities. Data analysis was performed using excel to calculate the percentage and average value. Based on the indicators of the application of the Google Classroom Application, it shows that the average student answer is 75.5% agree and 25.5% disagree. These results show that the application of Google Classroom gets good responses from students, so that it can be used for learning in Discrete Mathematics courses.