Enhancing Elementary Teachers’ Pedagogical Competence through Malay Ethnomathematics-Based Deep Learning Pedagogy Integrated with a 360° Virtual Tour

Zetra Hainul Putra (Universitas Riau, Indonesia)
Jesi Alexander Alim (Universitas Riau, Indonesia)
Leli Deswita (Universitas Riau, Indonesia)
Intan Kartika Sari (Universitas Riau, Indonesia)
Dandi Fajar (Universitas Riau, Indonesia)
Alya Syifa Devany (Universitas Riau, Indonesia)
Citra Azzahra Putri (Universitas Riau, Indonesia)
Yahya Gunawan (Universitas Graha Karya Muara Bulian, Indonesia)
Sagheer Ahmad (University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, United States)

Dedikasi: Jurnal Pengabdian Pendidikan dan Teknologi Masyarakat
Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026): Dedikasi 2026

This community service program aims to support teachers in developing the competencies of elementary school teachers after participating in a a workshop that combines deep learning, Malay cultural ethnomathematics, and a 360 Virtual Tour. The community service used participation action research with a one-group pretest–posttest design involving 26 teachers and 25 competency indicators. The average competency score increased from 3.54 to 4.08 after the program on a scale of 1–5. Significant improvements were found in the dimensions of ethnomathematics and Virtual Tour 360°. Conversely, the improvement in the dimension of deep learning has not yet been significant. As many as 22 teachers experienced an increase in scores, while 4 teachers experienced a decrease. These results indicate that this program has the potential to help teachers develop mathematics learning that connects culture, mathematical concepts, and digital technology. However, because the research did not use a control group, the results have not yet been able to prove a cause-and-effect relationship.