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Wahid Yunianto
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Southeast Asian Mathematics Education Journal
ISSN : 20894716     EISSN : 27218546     DOI : https://doi.org/10.46517/seamej
Core Subject : Education,
The Journal invites original research articles and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The whole spectrum of research in mathematics education are welcome, which includes, but is not limited to the following topics: Realistic Mathematics Education Realistic Mathematics Education (RME) is a teaching and learning theory in mathematics education that was first introduced and developed by Freudenthal. There are two important points in RME; mathematics must be connected to reality and mathematics as a human activity. RME is implemented three principles, they are: (1) guided reinvention and progressive mathematizing, (2) didactical phenomenology, and (3) self-developed model. Furthermore, the practice of RME also has its own characteristics, they are: (1) phenomenological exploration or the use of contexts, (2) the use of models or bridging by vertical instruments, (3) the use of students own productions and constructions or students contribution, (4) the interactive character of the teaching process or interactivity, and (5) the intertwining of various learning strands. A paper is eligible to be included in this topic if the paper accommodates these three principles and these five characteristics. Joyful Learning in Mathematics Education The main goal of mathematics education in school is the mathematization of the child’s thought process through joyful learning. Learning should be something joyful because it is a perpetual growth process and self-reflection. Mathematics teachers are expected to develop ideas to motivate students by joyful activities, such as discovering, exploring, constructing, designing, setting strategy, and solving problems that are wrapped in mathematics games, puzzles, and hands-on activities. Integrating ICT in Mathematics Education The advance of information and communication technology (ICT) has been the concern of all human life, including in education. When all students use technology, education must be the first one to utilize it for the sake of effectiveness and attractiveness. The researches (ideas of research) on related topics could be traced to the works of Paul Drijvers, Willem J. Pelgrum, Tjeerd Plomp, Jean-Baptiste Lagrange, Michèle Artigue, Colette Laborde, Luc Trouche, and published books in Springer or other publishers. STEM Education Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) has been major topic of discussion in the field of education, due to the most esteemed fields to respond to the demand of 21st century. STEM education will be an important knowledge for teachers to educate future high-quality workforce. STEM education can be implemented in any level of education. The main principle of STEM education is Engineering Design Process (EDP). This principle consists of cyclic process: (1) Identifying problem, (2) Researching the problem, (3) Developing possible solutions, (4) Selecting promising solution, (5) Building the prototype, (6) Evaluating the prototype, (7) Redesigning. The idea research of STEM Education can be explored in Breiner, Harkness, Johnson, and Koehler; Sanders; and Bybee. Lesson Study Lesson Study is a well-known approach originated from Japan for action research in classroom by teachers. It is an effective model for teachers to join their activities to improve their teaching. This approach emphasizes the improvement of students’ mathematical thinking which involves three steps namely Plan-Do-See. The research (ideas of research) on related topics could be traced to the works of Fernandez and Yoshida, Lewis and Wang-Iverson and Yoshida. Teacher-made Mathematics Teaching Aids Students at times struggle with mathematics due to the abstract concepts involved. To help address this issue teachers can use physical objects, such as teaching aids, to make the concepts more relatable and understandable. It also provides opportunity for students to understand and internalize basic mathematial concepts through concrete objects and situations. A paper is eligible for this topic if it comprehensively explains the mathematics teaching aid made by the teachers and the learning opportunities offered to the students. Clinical Supervision Having strong educational leadership is known to be a major factor in improving student learning. By providing vision and development opportunities, educational leaders can help facilitate the conditions necessary for teachers to perform at their best. A good supervision involves activities that aids, directs and informs teachers of what should be done or have been done and not merely finding faults in the teachers’ teaching. A paper is eligible for inclusion in the clinical supervision if it provides a comprehensive description and analysis of every stage in the supervision process Differentiated Instruction Differentiated instruction is a teaching theory based on the premise that instructional approaches should vary and be adapted in relation to individual and diverse students in classrooms. Many classes consisting of students with diverse learning abilities require a teacher capable of designing teaching strategies that accommodate all learning styles. Therefore, the scope of differentiated instruction is an important part of the focus and scope of the journal. Teacher Professional Development Teacher professional development is defined as activities that develop an teacher’s skills, knowledge, expertise and other characteristics. The definition recognizes that development can be provided in many ways, ranging from the formal to the informal. It can be made available through external expertise in the form of courses, workshops or formal qualification programs, through collaboration between schools or teachers across schools (e.g. observational visits to other schools or teacher networks) or within the schools in which teachers work. In this last case, development can be provided through coaching/mentoring, collaborative planning and teaching, and the sharing of good practices. Classroom Action Research Classroom action research is a reflective process which helps teachers to explore and examine aspects of teaching and learning and to take action to change and improve. It begins with a question or questions about classroom experiences, issues, or challenges. Generally, classroom action research is consisting of 4 steps, namely, planning, action, observation, and reflection. Authors could submit their work, with a comprehensive description and analysis of every step.
Articles 130 Documents
GeoGebra as a Means for Understanding Limit Concepts Puspita Sari
Southeast Asian Mathematics Education Journal Vol 7, No 2 (2017)
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Limit is a major concept in calculus that underpins the concepts of derivatives and integrals. The common misconception about limits is that students treat the value of a limit of a function as the value of a function at a point. This happens because usually the teaching of limit only leads to a procedural understanding (Skemp, 1976) without a proper conceptual understanding. Some researchers suggest the importance of geometrical representations to a meaningful conceptual understanding of calculus concepts. In this research, GeoGebra as a dynamic software is used to support students’ understanding of limit concepts by bridging students' algebraic and geometrical thinking. In addition to this, realistic mathematicseducation (RME) is used as a domain theory to develop an instructional design regarding how GeoGebra could be used to illustrate and explore the limit concept of so that students will have a meaningful understanding both algebraically and geometrically. Therefore, this research aims to explore the hypothetical learning trajectory in order to develop students’ understanding of limit concepts by means of GeoGebra and an approach based on RME.The results show that students are able to solve limit problems and at the same time they try to make sense of the problem by providing geometrical representations of it. Thus, the use of geometric representations by GeoGebra and RME approach could provide a more complete understanding of the concepts of limit. While the results are interesting and encouraging and provide some promising directions, they are not a proof and a much larger study would be needed to determine if the results are due to this approach or due to the teachers’ enthusiasm, the novelty effect or what is known as the Hawthorne Effect.
Examples of the Use of the Scientific Approach in Mathematics Teaching and Learning to Help Indonesian Students to be Independent Learners Fadjar Shadiq
Southeast Asian Mathematics Education Journal Vol 9, No 1 (2019)
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This is a theoretical paper focusses on Indonesian school system. The challenge for education in Indonesia according to the former Minister of Education and Culture of Indonesia, Anies Baswedan, was how to help Indonesian students to be independent learners and to have good characters (Kemdikbud, 2014). The 2013 Curriculum proposed Scientific Approach to be implemented in Indonesian mathematics classes. Scientific Approach consists of five steps: (1) observing, (2) questioning, (3) collecting data, (4) reasoning, and (5) communicating. This paper discusses how two approaches, namely Scientific Approach and the Japanese Problem-solving Approach (PSA), can help Indonesian students to improve their thinking, creativity, and innovation during mathematics teaching and learning in classroom. The paper will provide some practical examples of problem-solving using these two approaches.
Towards Mathematical Literacy in the 21st Century: Perspectives from Singapore Ng Kit Ee Dawn
Southeast Asian Mathematics Education Journal Vol 1, No 1 (2011)
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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) postulates that a major focus in education is to promote the ability of young people to use their knowledge and skills to meet real-life challenges (OECD, 2006). PISA, an international standardised assessment of students’ (aged 15) performance in the literacies of mathematics, science, and reading, was developed by the OECD in 1997 to evaluate the achievement of students who are about to finish their key stages of education (Anderson, Chiu, & Yore, 2010). The concept of mathematical literacy has been defined and interpreted in various ways as recorded in the curriculum documents around the world. This paper will share perspectives from Singapore on how mathematical literacy is interpreted in the mathematics curriculum through the use of three tasks: interdisciplinary project work, applications, and modelling. It will surface challenges to improving the mathematical literacy of students when using such tasks.
Enjoying Maximising Opportunities For Learning Mathematics Robin Averill
Southeast Asian Mathematics Education Journal Vol 3, No 1 (2013)
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In this keynote we will examine and participate in mathematics teaching and learning practices that contribute to strong learning focussed relationships and enjoyment of mathematics learning. Pedagogies, learning experiences, and caring teacher behaviours that include and extend beyond traditional mathematics teaching practices will be presented as examples of how academic relationships can be fostered towards all students making strong mathematics learning gains. The use of contexts that students find realistic, meaningful, and engaging will be discussed. A culturally responsive mathematics education model that encompasses cognitive, social, physical, and spiritual dimensions will be used to consider themes from the keynote session. Examples of research-practice links will be discussed.
Is Current Research Assisting the Implementation of Contemporary ICT in the Primary Mathematics Classroom? Catherine Attard
Southeast Asian Mathematics Education Journal Vol 6, No 1 (2016)
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The fast pace of development of ICT often results in primary teachers being expected to integrate new technologies effectively prior to the emergence of research findings that provide exemplars of best practice. This discussion paper explores contemporary research into ICT and primary school mathematics, and the issues that arise in relation to mobile technologies such as computer tablets in primary school classrooms. Although studies are beginning to emerge, this paper presents the argument that further research that would assist teachers in being prepared to teach mathematics with any technological tool would be more beneficial than working retrospectively to explore the use of specific devices that have already emerged in primary classrooms.
Students’ Errors and Misconceptions about Operations of Fractions in an Indonesian Primary School Ratnasari Ratnasari
Southeast Asian Mathematics Education Journal Vol 8, No 1 (2018)
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Fraction is one of the topics that is learned by students from primary, in secondary school and even college. When learning about fractions, sometimes students find difficulties that can trigger errors and misconceptions. This study was conducted to identify common students’ errors and misconceptions about operations of fractions (i.e. addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) in an Indonesian primary school. The study used a qualitative methodology and involved 4 participants (S1, S2, S3, and S4) from 6th grade students from a classroom in a public primary school in South Jakarta. They were selected based on theirscores on a test on operations of fraction (15 problems). The four participants who were chosen, each got 2, 4, 6, and 14 answers correct. The result of this study indicated that for these four students, some errors about fractions in their primary school were errors in computing the fractions and mistyping the solutions. Some of the misconceptions of fractions were related to fraction operations.
Introducing Computer Adaptive Testing to a Cohort of Mathematics Teachers: The Case of Concerto S. Kanageswari Suppiah Shanmugam; Leong Chee Kin
Southeast Asian Mathematics Education Journal Vol 2, No 2 (2012)
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This article describes a study that explores on-line assessment, with the objectives to identify features that support or impede the usability of Concerto, an on-line adaptive testing software that was developed by the Psychometrics Centre of the University of Cambridge. We report on the analysis of data collected during a one-month in-service programme organised for secondary teachers and teacher educators from the Southeast Asian Minister of Education Organisation (SEAMEO) region. The study identifies the challenges the participants encountered during a one-day workshop and evaluates thedifficulties of adopting Concerto to create a simple and an adaptive on-line mathematics test. While the small study limits the possibility of applicability for other samples, yet the findings of the study illustrate the complexity of using the Concerto’s features and the commonly occurring difficulties, providing the basis for the development of some new workshop materials that will contribute to the improvement of introductory Concerto workshops that will be conducted in the future.
Supporting Students’ Understanding of Area Measurement Through Verknippen Applet Wahid Yunianto
Southeast Asian Mathematics Education Journal Vol 5, No 1 (2015)
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In this paper, we will present a case study of the possibility of using an applet in the teaching and learning of area measurement. The researcher investigated how an applet can support students’ understanding of the concept of conservation of area. Data were collected through video registration, students’ work and interviews. Students were involved in six meetings around the learning of area measurement. In some meetings, students worked on hands-on activities. For instance, through cut and paste activities, students would acquirethe concept of conservation of area. They witnessed that if there is no part thrown away when cutting and pasting a figure, the area will not change. However, when it comes to reshaping a figure into another one (rectangle), students would use trial and error. Some students would face difficulties reshaping the figures into a rectangle. They could not undo their cutting when they failed in making a rectangle. To some extent, hands-on activities will constrain students. The use of an applet which provides the same activities will help students to be more creative in reshaping a figure. The school has no internet facilities to access the applet. To see the possibilities of an applet to support students understanding, after some weeks, we invited students to play with the applet. We recorded students’ activities in working with the applet. Students were enthusiastic to try when they could not solve the problems. After the session with the applet, students worked on similar problems on paper. They successfully dealt with the problems. It reveals that students prefer to use the applet because they can easily try again when they fail. It shows that students could understand how to measure areas of irregular figures.
Developing Learning Materials in Addition and Subtraction of Fractions with Realistic Mathematics Approach for Students Grade 4 Ari Wijayanti
Southeast Asian Mathematics Education Journal Vol 7, No 2 (2017)
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This study aims to describe the development process of learning materials that consists of lesson plan, student activity sheet, and fraction card. The study focuses on teaching addition and subtraction of fractions through realistic mathematics education. The development process used the Four-D model which consists of four steps: define, design, develop, and disseminate. In the first step (define), the teacher established the terms of learning by determining fundamental problem, analyzing students, and specifying instructional objectives. In the second step (design), the prototype of learning materials was constructed as a test standard, choosing the proper media and selecting the format. On the third step (develop), the learning materials were validated by the experts and then revised. Once the learning materials were ready they were tested in classroom. The teacher then collected data to measure the quality of the learning materials. The last step, dissemination, was the implementation of learning materials on a broad scale. From this step, the teacher collected data to measure the effectiveness of the learning. This study generated good learningmaterials and supported students Grade 4 to learn about addition and subtraction of fractions. While the results are providing some promising directions, a much larger study would be needed to determine if the results are due to the approach or due to the teachers’ enthusiasm or what is known as the Hawthorne Effect.
Exploring Mathematical Critical Thinking Skills of Yogyakarta Junior Secondary School Students Elsa Susanti; Endah Retnowati
Southeast Asian Mathematics Education Journal Vol 8, No 1 (2018)
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This article explores the skills and difficulties in critical thinking of junior Indonesian high school students in mathematics learning. Fifty students of grade IX who were purposive randomly selected from state junior secondary schools in Yogyakarta City were involved as the research subjects. The data were obtained from the test of mathematical critical thinking on the material of geometry. The test consisted of four items that describe each aspect of critical thinking skills, namely interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and inference. The analysis was done by showing the steps of the students ‘answers. The result indicated that the average of the aspects of mathematical critical thinking of students were on the high criteria with students’ greatest difficulties being in the analysis standard. Meanwhile,the average student success in the interpretation standard was 82%, the standard of the analysis was 46.25%, the evaluation standard was 78.25%, and the inference standard was 77%. Furthermore, from the results of the sample students’ exploration answers, it is expected that future teaching should not only focus on fluency in calculation but also on training the students in how to explain the solution steps of the problem solving process as this is important part in critical thinking.

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