Ratu Ilma Indra Putri
Mathematic Education Study Program, Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang, Indonesia

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A Learning Trajectory for Understanding Negative Integers through the Context of the E-Comic-Based Jejamok Game Ratih Handayani; Ratu Ilma Indra Putri; Zulkardi; Darmawijoyo
Mathematics Education Journal Vol. 20 No. 2 (2026): Mathematics Education Journal
Publisher : Universitas Sriwijaya in collaboration with Indonesian Mathematical Society (IndoMS)

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Understanding the concept of negative integers and their properties remains a challenge for elementary school students. This challenge is related to their abstract nature and lack of strong roots in everyday experience. This study aims to design a learning trajectory for negative integers through the context of the traditional game Jejamok, presented in the form of E-comic. This allows students to construct the meaning of negative numbers gradually and meaningfully to discover the properties of integers. The study employed a design research approach with three main stages: preparation, learning experiments, and retrospective analysis to revise the Hypothetical Learning Trajectory. The subjects were sixth-grade students at Soekarno-Hatta Elementary School in North Lampung who used E- comic based on the game Jejamok, student activity sheets, and pre-post diagnostic tests. The results revealed a learning trajectory consisting of five interconnected activities: (1) contextual experience through gameplay, (2) compiling scores using positive and negative numbers, (3) discussion of meaning to interpret integers and zero, (4) formulation of operations using symbols and number lines, and (5) application to explore integer properties. These activities support students in progressing from informal reasoning to formal mathematical understanding. The integration of the Jejamok context with e-comic media enhances students’ engagement and provides meaningful support for conceptual development. This study contributes to the development of culturally responsive and digitally supported learning trajectories for teaching abstract mathematical concepts.
The The Case of Two Year 5’s Understanding of Fractions Addition: An Insight into Their Strategies Nor’Arifahwati Haji Abbas; Masitah Shahrill; Ratu Ilma Indra Putri
Mathematics Education Journal Vol. 20 No. 3 (2026): Mathematics Education Journal
Publisher : Universitas Sriwijaya in collaboration with Indonesian Mathematical Society (IndoMS)

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The level of pupils’ accuracy in elaborating their strategies provides important insight into their understanding of fractions addition. This study had a dual purpose: to explore the strategies used by Year 5 pupils when computing fractions addition involving like fractions (FAWL), unlike fractions with related multiples (FARM), and unlike fractions without related multiples (FAWORM), and to examine the mathematical accuracy of their explanations. A qualitative case study design was employed, involving two Year 5 pupils from two primary schools in Brunei who participated in five interview sessions. Data were collected through task-based activities and stimulated recall interviews. The findings revealed a limited range of strategies across the three task types and two contrasting levels of accuracy in pupils’ explanations, despite both pupils arriving at correct answers for all fractions addition tasks. While some explanations reflected procedural descriptions, others demonstrated an accurate understanding through explicit reference to key concepts such as ‘same size’ and ‘same value’. These findings reinforce the view that correct answers alone do not guarantee conceptual understanding and highlight the importance of examining pupils’ verbal elaborations alongside their written strategies when interpreting their understanding of fractions addition.