MEJ (Mathematics Education Journal)
Vol. 2 No. 1 (2018)

Project-Based Learning: Road to Make Connection between Concept and Skills in Mathematics Manipulative Media

Tri Candra Wulandari (Department of mathematics education, Kanjuruhan University)
Kawakibul Qamar (Department of mathematics education, Kanjuruhan University)



Article Info

Publish Date
14 May 2018

Abstract

Mathematics is based on certain concepts and rules, teachers must motivatestudents to be able to express the concept in the real world yet. not allmathematical material is abstract or all mathematical material can be madereal. Therefore, there needs to be a bridge between the abstract world andthe real world. Mathematics Manipulative Media is one of the subjects inmathematics education program at Kanjuruhan University. This subjects isgiven to third year students this class started using Project-Based Learning(PBL). PBL was design to teach the student with combining concept andstudent skills. These skills include communication and presentation skills,organization and time management skills, research and inquiry skills, selfassessmentand reflection skills, group participation and leadership skills,and critical thinking. All of these skills are needed for their life in theirsociety. Implementation of PBL in this manipulative media class is doneusing 4 stages, namely the delivery of rules and concepts, the delivery ofideas, product/creation solution and problem conclusion. While the skillsinvolved at each stage are communication and presentation skills, time andorganizational management skills, searching and discovering skills, selfassessingand reflection skills, leadership and lead skills, and criticalthinking.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

MEJ

Publisher

Subject

Mathematics

Description

MEJ (Mathematics Education Journal) is a journal that has a mission to publish the results of research, studies and / or innovation of quality in the field of education and learning from all aspects of mathematics education. To accelerate the transfromasi and implementation of science and technology ...