Journal on Mathematics Education (JME)
Vol 3, No 2 (2012)

The Legend of Kemaro Island for Supporting Students in Learning Average

Lestariningsih Lestariningsih (STKIP Sidoarjo, Jawa Timur)
Ratu Ilma Indra Putri (Sriwijaya University, Palembang)
Darmawijoyo Darmawijoyo (Sriwijaya University, Palembang)



Article Info

Publish Date
27 Mar 2015

Abstract

This research is aimed to determine the role of Indonesian folklore context namely the Legend of Kemaro Island in supporting average learning on 6-grade students with Pendidikan Matematika RealistikIndonesia (PMRI) approach. The method used is design research that contains three stages namely preliminary design, teaching experiment, and retrospective analysis. Results from the research show that Indonesian folklore context can support students to develop their knowledge in the concept of average. Strategy and model (emergent modeling) that students discover, describe and discuss the construction or contribution shows how students can use to help their initial understanding of the concept of average.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jme

Publisher

Subject

Education Mathematics

Description

Journal on Mathematics Education (IndoMS-JME) is peer-refereed open-access international journal which has been established for the dissemination of state-of-the-art knowledge in the field of mathematics education. This journal is founded under collaboration between Indonesian Mathematical Society ...