Mathematical Understanding Skills Research Articles

The Implementation of Kahoot to Improve Students' Understanding Ability on Integral Materials

The ability to understand mathematics is a basic ability that must be improved because there are still many students who have low understanding abilities. Kahoot learning media can improve students' mathematical understanding abilities according to the material and student characteristics. The purpose of this study is to determine the success of applying Kahoot media in improving the ability to understand mathematics in integer material for junior high school students. The method used in this research is quantitative. The data collection technique comes from the results of a description test of 4 questions regarding students' mathematical understanding abilities in integer material. Quantitative data analysis techniques were processed using descriptive and inferential statistics using Microsoft Excel and SPSS applications. This research was conducted on students at one of the MTs in West Bandung class VII as many as 22 students. The results showed that there was an increase in students' mathematical understanding abilities as indicated by the learning outcomes and student responses after the learning process took place. Students can develop their mathematical understanding skills with the help of this Kahoot media. This increase can be proven by the increase in students' pre-test and post-test results as evidenced by the calculation of the n-gain value. The results of the n-gain calculation show that the increase in students is 0.83 in the high category. This means that the application of kahoot media is successful in increasing students' mathematical understanding of integer material.

Enhancing 8th grade students' mathematical understanding

The low mathematical comprehension among 8th-grade students at MTs Al-Hidayah Purwokerto was the driving force behind this research. Factors contributing to this low ability include the use of conventional learning media, which is less attractive to students, leading them to easily become bored and encountering greater difficulty in understanding lessons. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of using educational game-based learning media to enhance students' mathematical understanding skills in 8th grade. An experimental approach was employed in this study, with a population consisting of 56 students from the 8th grade at MTs Al-Hidayah Purwokerto. Saturated sampling was conducted, encompassing all 8th-grade students as the research sample. Consequently, Class 8A, comprising 28 students, was designated as the experimental group, while Class 8B, with 28 students, served as the control group. The conclusive outcomes of the research indicate that the use of educational game-based media effectively improves students' mathematical understanding abilities. The N-Gain value for the experimental group is 0.83, which falls within the high category, whereas the N-Gain value for the control group is 0.37, categorized as medium. Thus, it can be inferred that educational game-based media is effective as a learning medium for 8th-grade mathematics material at MTs Al-Hidayah Purwokerto.

PENGEMBANGAN MEDIA "BATAR" DENGAN PENDEKATAN RME BERORIENTASI PADA KEMAMPUAN PEMAHAMAN MATEMATIS MATERI BANGUN RUANG SISI DATAR

This study aims to determine the validity, practicality, and effectiveness of developing BATAR learning media with the RME approach to help improve mathematical understanding skills. This study uses the ADDIE development model. The subjects of this study were students in grades 8F and 8E at Junior High School 2 Magelang. The results showed that BATAR learning media were in the very valid category with a proportion of 95% of the validity of the material and 87.27% of the validity of the media, the media were in the very practical category with a proportion of 91.27%. Then, the media fulfills the effective aspect with an N-Gain value of 0.71. This can be interpreted that the development of BATAR learning media with the RME approach is stated to be valid, practical and effective

Students' Mathematical Understanding Ability On The Material Of The Linear Absolute Value Of One Variable Assisted By A Digital Module

Mathematical understanding ability is an ability that is considered important for students because it is the basis for other mathematical abilities. However, it turns out that students' mathematical comprehension ability is still low, especially in the part of linking between concepts. The problem must be solved so that the student does not have difficulties in receiving the material. To solve this problem, researchers choose teaching materials in the form of digital modules that are considered capable of improving mathematical understanding skills. This research uses a qualitative approach with a case study method. Data collection is carried out by means of interviews, tests, and observations. Data processing is carried out by means of reduction, presentation and drawing conclusions. The data is presented in the form of a qualitative description. The results showed that digital modules are practical and usable. However, it is inversely proportional to the mathematical comprehension ability of students who are still in instrumental understanding, including: 1). Understanding the material, 2). Mentioning examples and not examples, 3). Explaining using its own language, 4). Draw conclusions for simple questions but have not been able to have a good impact on students in terms of linking between concepts. So that the existence of digital modules is still unable to solve the problem of low relational understanding ability.

Pembelajaran Berbantuan Aplikasi Graspable Math pada Materi SPLDV untuk Melatih Pemahaman Matematis Siswa

This study aims to describe the use of Graspable Math learning media in the material of the Two-Variable Linear Equation System (SPLDV) to train mathematical understanding skills. This study was conducted on 8th-grade students with as many as six people as subjects using a qualitative methodology. The instruments used were math comprehension test sheets and interview guidelines. The results of this study show that the Graspable Math application can be used as a practical medium for students' mathematics learning. This implies that the use of the Graspable Math application on SPLDV material at the junior high school level can help students' understanding of mathematics, especially in algebraic material which includes operations and substitution between tribes

Development of Electronic Student Worksheets Based on the Discovery Learning Model to Facilitate Mathematical Understanding Ability of Class XI SMA/MA Students in Limit Function Material

This research is motivated by the importance of students' mathematical understanding abilities in Indonesia, especially in Riau Province and the limited number of Student Worksheets that facilitate mathematical understanding abilities. Mathematical understanding is important for students because it becomes a prerequisite for further mathematical concepts, and meaningful learning will last longer. In facilitating students' mathematical understanding skills, meaningful learning is needed. One such learning is the Discovery Learning (DL) model. Applying a learning model alone is not enough to support the realization of an active learning process that can develop students' mathematical understanding abilities. Therefore, a teacher must provide facilities to support students, including developing Student Worksheets. Using appropriate digital technology in learning facilitates and attracts students' interest in learning so that learning becomes more effective. One of the sites that can make student worksheets more interactive by adding media in the form of motion animation, audio and video to it is a live worksheet. This study aimed to produce a product in the form of an electronic student worksheet based on the Discovery Learning (DL) model to facilitate mathematical understanding skills in class XI SMA/MA students on valid and practical Limit Function material. This research uses the ADDIE development model (Analysis, Define, Design, Development, and Evaluation). The resulting product is stated to be very valid and practical with an average percentage validity of 90%, and the average value of the questionnaire response results for students by 83%.

Developing an activity design model for assessing teachers' mathematical understanding

This study indented to develop an activity design model to assess mathematical understanding. For this purpose, the Assessing mathematical understanding [AMU] Model was designed using the design experiment method. A fourteen-week study with pre-service mathematics teachers determined by convenience sampling and criterion sampling methods revealed the pre-service teachers' mathematical understanding skills and the phases of the AMU Model. The data were collected through the course activities designed independently by the pre-service mathematics teachers for assessing mathematical understanding and the activity assessment forms designed by the researchers and applied to the pre-service teachers. Data were analyzed using ongoing analysis and retrospective analysis. Results revealed that pre-service mathematics teachers' skills for assessing mathematical understanding improved with the AMU Model, which consists of interrelated phases such as self-assessment, peer -assessment, whole-class discussion, and sample video recordings. Some suggestions for further research were also made based on the results.

Improvement of student's mathematical understanding ability through problem based learning

The understanding mathematics ability is important for high school students. However, the reality that happened at SMAN 6 Banda Aceh, students' mathematical understanding still has not reached completeness so that it affects the final score of mathematics subjects. The cause of the problem is due to teacher-centered learning which makes learning meaningless. Therefore, a meaningful learning model is needed so that it can improve students' mathematical understanding ability. One of the meaningful learning models is the Problem Based Learning model. Based on this background, this research aims to:to find out the increase in students' mathematical understanding skills with the Problem Based Learning modelat SMAN 6Banda Aceh. This research is a quasi-experimental design with nonequivalent control group design. The research sample consisted of two classes, namely class XI IPA-2 as the experimental class consisting of 30 students with the PBL model and class XI IPA-1 as the control class consisting of 29 students with the conventional model. The data collection technique is done by test. The research instrument used is a test of mathematical understanding ability. The data analysis technique used independent sample t-test. The results showed that the value of sig. count more than sig. alpha, so it can be concluded that the increase in students' mathematical understanding through the PBL model is better than the mathematical understanding of students who get conventional learning.

Students' Mathematical Understanding Ability Through the M-Apos Approach on Derivative Materials

This study aimed to improve students' mathematical understanding skills. The understanding ability is students' ability to understand the concept of the material, not just memorize the material. When students understand the concepts of differential calculus, students can quickly solve problems in differential calculus. The students' understanding gained in the differential calculus material will be the basis for understanding the integral and advanced calculus material. However, the current conditions where the Coronavirus that has hit the world, including Indonesia, have resulted in students having to study from home with a learning process that is carried out online. Students cannot access books in the library and limited credit to access teaching materials from the internet because the learning materials owned by students are limited. It makes it difficult for students to learn, so students' mathematical understanding abilities are low. The M-APOS learning approach was used in this study to answer this problem. The study results found that learning with this approach has succeeded in increasing students' mathematical understanding abilities on derivative material. This research is an experimental study with a pretest-posttest control group research design.

PENGEMBANGAN GAME EDUKASI MATEMATIKA BERBASIS ANDROID MENGGUNAKAN SOFWARE CONSTRUCT 2 TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN PEMAHAMAN MATEMATIS

The research method used in this research is Research and Development. The subjects in this study consisted of validation subjects consisting of material and media validators and test subjects consisting of 23 grade VII junior high school students. The research was conducted at SMP Negeri 10 Sungai Kakap. The instruments used in the study consisted of expert validation sheets, respondent questionnaires, and tests of mathematical understanding abilities. The purpose of this study was to determine the process of developing an Android-based math educational game using software construct 2 on mathematical abilities. The results of the study are as follows: The level of feasibility of an Android-based math education game using software construct 2 on the ability to understand the results obtained is 88.66% with very feasible criteria. The level of attractiveness of an Android-based math education game using software construct 2 on the ability to understand the results obtained is 88.19% with very interesting criteria. Improved mathematical understanding skills after the application of Android-based math education games. There is an increase From the calculation results obtained tcount> ttable = 8.85987> 1.71714, thus Ho is rejected Ha accepted.

Analisis Kemampuan Pemahaman Matematis Siswa Kelas VIII SMP Negeri 2 Klari Materi Relasi dan Fungsi

The ability to understand mathematics is a form of ability that is mandatory and must be possessed by every student. This study aims to measure the level of mathematical understanding ability of junior high school students in Karawang Regency on the subject of Relations and Functions. This research is a qualitative research using descriptive method. The research subjects consisted of 30 grade VIII students of SMPN 2 Klari. The data collected in the form of the results of tests of mathematical understanding abilities and student interviews. The results of the analysis show that students' mathematical abilities are in the high, medium, and low categories. Meanwhile, the results of the interviews showed that there were still many students who had difficulty in solving questions. Students could not understand the concept and could not relate one concept to another and tended to memorize the formula. It is proven that students cannot apply formulas in simple calculations and do calculations algorithmically, making it difficult for students to solve these problems. To improve students' mathematical understanding skills who are classified as low, in conveying concepts, teachers should include examples of questions that lead to and relate to various mathematical concepts.

PENINGKATAN KEMAMPUAN PEMAHAMAN MATEMATIS PESERTA DIDIK MENGGUNAKAN MEDIA VIDEO PEMBELAJARAN PASCA COVID-19

This study aims to determine the improvement of students' mathematical understanding skills using instructional video media. This research was conducted at one SMP Negeri 3 Tanjung Bintang, South Lampung 2021/2022. The subjects in this study were students of class VIII consisting of an experimental class and a control class, each of which was opened by 30 students. The samples were taken in this study using a purposive sampling technique. Data collection in the form of pretest and posttest. Pretest and posttest were used to measure mathematical understanding ability. The results showed an increase in the mathematical understanding of the experimental class 81,187 and the control class 71,349 t test resulted in a value of sig (2-tailed ) = 0.000 < 0.05 then H0 was rejected so that the average score for increasing the understanding of mathematical concepts in the experimental class was better than the average score. control class improvement.

Pengaruh Pendekatan Kontekstual Berbantuan Video Etnomatematika terhadap Pemahaman Matematis dan Motivasi Siswa dalam Pembelajaran Daring

This research was conducted on the basis that the ability to understand mathematics is a very important ability for students to have, as a support for further mathematical abilities. One of the right choices to improve mathematical understanding skills is the use of a contextual approach. In online learning, the implementation of a contextual approach can be assisted by using ethnomathematical videos as a medium that can help students construct their knowledge. This study aims to determine the effect of an ethnomathematical video-assisted contextual approach on mathematical understanding and student motivation in online learning. The research method used is a quasi-experimental with a nonequivalent control group design. The learning outcomes during the three meetings showed that the contextual approach assisted by ethnomathematics videos had an effect on mathematical understanding and student learning motivation.

EFFECT OF SKINNER'S LEARNING THEORY WITH PICTURE AND PICTURE MODEL ON THE ABILITY OF MATHEMATICAL UNDERSTANDING OF STUDENTS IBNU HAJAR MANDIRI

Mathematics is often considered a scourge for the field of study that is considered difficult and boring, the learning carried out is teacher-centered where students are less active and only accept the learning delivered by the teacher. Based on this background, the purpose of this research is to find out the improvement of students' mathematical understanding skills whose learning uses Skinner's learning theory through picture and picture models, to find out the differences in students' mathematical understanding abilities who use Skinner's learning theory through picture and picture models with those who do not use Skinner's learning theory but through the picture and picture model, and knowing the student's response to learning using Skinner's learning theory through the picture and picture model. The research method used is a true experimental method with a population of all eighth-grade students of Ibnu Hajar Mandiri Bekasi Junior High School for the 2020/2021 academic year. Sampling was done purposively. The instrument is a test about the description of students' mathematical understanding abilities on function material and questionnaire sheets. The results showed that learning mathematics using Skinner's learning theory through picture and picture models can improve students' mathematical understanding skills, besides that there are differences in the mathematical understanding of students whose learning uses Skinner's learning theory through picture and picture models with students whose learning does not use Skinner's learning theory but through picture and picture models. The student's response after using Skinner's learning theory through the picture and picture model was considered good. This shows that only a small number of students still consider mathematics a very difficult and boring subject.

The Developmemt of Teaching Materials on The Area of Triangles and Quadrilaterals by Using Geogebra-Assisted Discovery Learning Method to Improve Mathematics Understanding Ability

The understanding mathematics ability is a basic ability that is very important and must be possessed by students in learning mathematics. In fact, the ability to understand mathematics is still relatively low, especially in triangles and quadrilaterals. The purpose of this study is to produce teaching materials on triangles and quadrilaterals based on the GeoGebra-assisted discovery learning method that is valid, practical, and effective to improve students' mathematical understanding abilities. The method in this study is the ADDIE type of research & development method. The teaching materials developed in this study were student worksheets and learning videos. The subjects in this study were seventh grade junior high school students. Data processing techniques consist of analysis of the results of the validation of material experts and ICT experts, practicality analysis obtained from the results of filling out questionnaires for student responses to teaching materials, and effectiveness analysis obtained from the results of students' mathematical understanding ability tests. The results of this study are student worksheets and learning videos developed that meet the criteria of being very valid, very practical, and very effective for improving mathematical understanding skills. The developed teaching materials can be used by teachers so that students are able to easily understand the concepts in the area of triangles and quadrilaterals.

Development of Guided Invention Based Learning Tools on Circle Material to Facilitate Mathematical Comprehension Ability of Class VI SD / MI

This research was motivated by the lack of teachers in developing learning tools causing students' mathematical understanding is still in the low category. The learning devices used in schools have not trained students' mathematical understanding skills. The aim of this study is to produce guided discovery-based mathematics learning tools to facilitate mathematical comprehension skills that meet the validity and practicality requirements. This type of research was a development research using the ADDIE model. The instruments used in this study were the syllabus validation instrument, lesson plans, student worksheet and practicality using student response questionnaires. Based on the results of data analysis, it shows that the guided discovery-based mathematics learning device is a valid category. The results of the validation of the syllabus, RPP and LKPD showed that the category was very valid with the value sequentially obtaining a score of 92.5%; 95%; and 94.87%. The results of the practicality data analysis in small group trials showed a very practical category with a score of 93.64%. It can be concluded that the learning tools developed are feasible and practical to use in the learning process.

PENGARUH MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN MATEMATIKA BERBASIS WINGEOM TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN PEMAHAMAN MATEMATIS SISWA MTSN DANAU KERINCI

This study aims to look at the effect and interactions that occur between teaching materials by wingeom and early mathematics abilities on student’ mathematical understanding skills. This type of research is quasi-experimental researh. The population in this study were students class VIII of MTsN Danau Kerinci which numberrer 5 classes. The sample was selected using simple random sampling techniques, there was class VIIIA as the experimental class and class VIIIB as the control class. The research design used was the posttest only control group design. During the research, the experimental class was treated with learning by wingeom teaching material, while the control class was treated with conventional learning. The technique of collecting data through a test of mathematical understanding skills was anilyzed using two-way ANOVA. The result are (1) there is a difference between students’ mathematical understanding ability base on the teaching materials, Fcount=4,982 Fα=4,12 (2) there isa difference between students’ mathematical understanding ability viewed from early mathematics ability (high, medium, an low categories), Fhitung=29,315 Fα=3,27 (3) an interaction between the teaching materials and the student categories with early mathematics ability, Fhitung=-0,4 Fα=3,27Keywords : Mathematical Understanding Ability, Teaching materials by wingeom, Early Mathematics Ability

The Use of Geogebra Software in Learning Geometry Transformation to Improve Students’ Mathematical Understanding Ability

This article reports the findings of one pretest-posttest design experiment with the control group and with GeoGebra software learning application to examine the mathematical understanding abilities and responses of students taking Geometry Transformation course. The subjects of this study were 24 students of mathematics education study program in Universitas Langlangbuana. The research instrument consisted of a mathematical comprehension ability test and a student response questionnaire. Based on data analysis using SPSS 2.0.0 and Microsoft Excel 2013, the study found that achievement and improvement in mathematical understanding skills and responses of students who received learning with GeoGebra software were better than achievement and improvement in student’s ability who obtain conventional approach for the high, middle and low categories. The study also found a moderate relationship between mathematical understanding ability and student response.

PENGEMBANGAN MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN INTERAKTIF BERBASIS ADOBE FLASH CS3 PROFESSIONAL PADA MATERI PENYAJIAN DATA

The purpose of this research are : 1) knowing the process of developing interactive with using Adobe Flash CS3 Professional media, 2) knowing the effectiveness of interactive learning with using Adobe Flash CS3 Professional media, 3). knowing the ability of students' mathematical understanding after using the Adobe Flash CS3 Professional media. The type of research is Research and Development (R & D) with One-Group Pretest-Posttest. The research was conducted at Mardi Waluya 2 Sukabumi Junior High School in the 2018/2019 semester event. The writer take the population of this study is on VII class. The sample used simple random sampling and for the instruments used were validation questionnaires media and tests. Data analysis techniques are using the Likert scale for validation questionnaires media, using the T test to determine effectiveness, and N-Gain to determine the increase in students' mathematical understanding skills. Interactive learning media are valued by media experts and material experts, with the results obtained that are valid so that they can be used in learning. The results of the effectiveness test are Thit (8.78)> T table (1,699) with a significant level used which is 5%. With high criteria of N-Gain test results are 75.61. Based on the results of these studies, interactive learning with using Adobe Flash CS3 Professional media can be effective in learning and can improve students' of mathematical understanding skills.

BAHAN AJAR STATISTIKA BERBASIS GENERATIVE LEARNING UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN PEMAHAMAN MATEMATIS

This study aims to produce teaching materials and statistical exercises based on generative learning methods; find out the effects of teaching materials on students' mathematical understanding skills in statistical subjects. The subjects of this study were 49 students of the mathematics education program. The study uses design research with stages of development research, namely analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. Data collection techniques with questionnaire validity of material experts, media experts, education experts, interview instruments, student evaluations, and tests. Based on the results of the study, teaching materials and statistical exercises based on generative learning are at a good level. The results of the student evaluation questionnaire regarding the effect of teaching materials are at a good level. The results of the mathematical comprehension ability test on statistical subjects are at a very good level. This can be seen from the value of practicality, namely that the final grade of students in the statistics course is in good and very good grades.