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Journal of Research and Advances in Mathematics Education
ISSN : 25033697     EISSN : 25412590     DOI : -
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JRAMathEdu (Journal of Research and Advances in Mathematics Education) is open-access and peer-reviewed scholarly online journal managed by Department of Mathematics Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta and published by Muhammadiyah University Press (MUP). The journal is published twice a year in January and July.
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A framework for designing mathematics instruction using comics at the primary school level Yun Li Lynnette Chu; Tin Lam Toh
JRAMathEdu (Journal of Research and Advances in Mathematics Education) Volume 5 Issue 3 October 2020
Publisher : Department of Mathematics Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.23917/jramathedu.v5i3.11373

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Developing primary school students’ interest in and getting them motivated to learn mathematics has been a perennial focus of educators. The use of comics for classroom instruction is an area gaining more attention from educators. In this paper, we review some existing education literature on the impact of comics on students’ cognitive and affective learning needs. We also propose a TSCT (Theme, Storyline, Character, Text) framework for educators to design instructional material using comics for mathematics instruction in the primary mathematics classroom. With the TSCT framework, we demonstrate the design of one comics mathematics lesson on the topic of Fraction.
How Students Solve The Logarithm? Conceptual and Procedural Understanding Heri Kusuma; Masduki Masduki
JRAMathEdu (Journal of Research and Advances in Mathematics Education) Vol. 1, No. 1, January 2016
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.23917/jramathedu.v1i1.1778

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The purpose of this study was to describe the understanding of tenth grade students in logarithms. The descriptive qualitative research was conducted with three students as participants representing the high, medium, and low category. The data was collected by performing observation, tests, interviews, and documentation. They were analyzed by data reduction, data display, and conclusion. The results of this study indicates that students with high category tended to have a good understanding on both conceptual and procedural category. Students with medium category have a good procedural understanding nevertheless weak on the conceptual. Finally, The students with low category had weak ability understanding on both conceptual and procedural. Thus, it can be concluded that the student’s understanding influence their abilities in solving mathematics problems.
Senior High School Students’ Ability in Posing System of Linear Equations in Two Variables Problems Yemima Indah Rachmawati; Eko Sugandi; Lydia Lia Prayitno
JRAMathEdu (Journal of Research and Advances in Mathematics Education) Vol. 4, No. 1, January 2019
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.23917/jramathedu.v4i1.6954

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Problem posing is a learning approach that trains students to be able to process and communicate mathematical problems based on information obtained. This study aims to describe the ability of high school students to pose problems on the topic of system of linear equations in two variables (SLETV). This study used a quantitative descriptive study involving 60 high school students in the East Surabaya area. The results showed that students were able to submit 60 problems, consisting of 54 problems can be categorized and 6 problems could not be categorized. Based on the semantic structure of mathematics, 17 students (31.48%) were able to pose problems using 1-relationship, 13 students (24.07%) were able to pose problems using 2-relationships, 13 students (24.07%) were able to raise problems using 3-relationships, and 11 students (20.37%) were able to pose problems using 4-relationships. Based on language structure (syntax), 13 students (24.07%) were able to pose problems using assignment propositions, as many as 17 students (31.48%) were able to pose problems using relationship propositions, and 14 students (25.93%) were able pose a problem using a presupposition proposition.
The pattern of a relational understanding of fifth-grade students on integer operations Dwi Priyo Utomo
JRAMathEdu (Journal of Research and Advances in Mathematics Education) Volume 5 Issue 2 June 2020
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.23917/jramathedu.v5i2.9545

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Relational understanding constitutes students’ awareness of appropriate procedures to solve problems along with logical reasoning.  Itis pivotal to help students solve problems in mathematics. It is necessary that the teaching of mathematics be directed to achieve relational understanding. Accordingly, students are capable of solving complicated problems in mathematics. This current research aims at analyzing and describing relational understanding and the patterns of answering questions of the fifth graders on integer operation. This study used a qualitative approach with a case study as the research design. Further, three students belonging to the fifth grade of Elementary School in Malang City, Indonesia, were set up as the research subjects. A test was administered to measure the subjects' relational understanding. All collected data were analyzed using an interactive technique. The result has indicated that the highly-proficient student was able to show excellent relational understanding. Besides, it was shown that the fairly-proficient student could show good relational understanding. The lowly-proficient student was shown to be able to achieve only half of the holistic criteria set for relational understanding. The patterns of answering the questions demonstrated by all students in all levels included jotting down the models, completing the models, and answering the questions. The highly-proficient student understood the information and wrote it down. Whilst the fairly-proficient student understood the information without translating it into the written form. At last, the lowly-proficient student did not pronounce any signals of understanding of the information
Improving the Conceptual and Procedural Knowledge of Prospective Teachers through Multisensory Approach: Experience from Indonesia Yurniwati Yurniwati
JRAMathEdu (Journal of Research and Advances in Mathematics Education) Vol. 3, No. 2, July 2018
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.23917/jramathedu.v3i2.6374

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Abstract. In mathematics, there is conceptual and procedural knowledge. Conceptual knowledge is about ideas or mathematics understanding but procedural knowledge is about procedure to solve mathematics problems. Multisensory approach involve many senses like kinaesthetic,  visual and auditory to gain knowledge. This research aims to find information about how to apply multisensory approach to improve conceptual and procedural knowledge of prospective teacher in Jakarta State University. This action research study used Kemmis and Taggart model and implemented in two cycles. The data were collected through questionnaires and observation sheets. Then, the data was analyzed descriptively.  The research results showed that the multisensory approach can enhance the conceptual and procedural knowledge of the prospective teachers. The Kinaesthetic approach was implemented in hands-on activity using concrete materials while the visual using images. The concrete materials and image provide different presentation but it helped to constructed concepts and abstraction. Furthermore, the auditory approach was developed along learning activities trough discussion to produce and clarify the ideas. Keywords: Conceptual knowledge, Procedural knowledge, Multisensory approach  
Social semiotics analysis of Palestinian mathematics textbooks for eighth grade Wajeeh Daher; Ijteyad abu Thabet
JRAMathEdu (Journal of Research and Advances in Mathematics Education) Volume 5 Issue 1 February 2020
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.23917/jramathedu.v5i1.8960

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Mathematics textbook analysis can serve to understand the teaching and learning processes in the mathematics classroom. The present study utilizes a social semiotics framework to analyze the triangle unit of the Palestinian mathematics book for grade 8. The results of the study indicate that the authors utilized the representational aspect of the mathematical object to introduce those objects to the reader. Moreover, the nature of mathematics resulting from this unit is that of a subject that learners do not need material processes to discover, so it is enough to reason about it mentally to arrive at the mathematical objects and relations. The authors used a plural first-person pronoun to describe the need to engage with theorems and inverse theorems. They used the singular second-person pronoun to attract the attention of the reader to specific features of the mathematical objects. The authors did not use any pronoun when stating the theorem. Some of the connectors were verbs, nouns, and sentences, where the most used connector was the sentence, especially in reasoning. This use of the sentence in mathematical reasoning indicates that the authors wanted to advance the mathematical reasoning as a narrative to facilitate it for the reader.
Cognitive flexibility: exploring students’ problem-solving in elementary school mathematics learning Sri Rahayuningsih; Sirajuddin Sirajuddin; Nasrun Nasrun
JRAMathEdu (Journal of Research and Advances in Mathematics Education) Volume 6 Issue 1 January 2021
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.23917/jramathedu.v6i1.11630

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In classroom learning, students need mathematical cognitive flexibility to be able to solve mathematical problems with the various ideas they express. To solve the problems, they must be able to grasp the problem, see it from various points of view, and should not be rigid thinking with one solving method.  In fact, the students still lack the ability to think flexibly in solving math problems. This exploration is necessary to determine how to encourage the students’ creative problem-solving. The purposive sampling technique is used to select two out of 150 of 4th Grade students who have taken an initial test to measure their creative abilities. Problem-solving worksheet, think-aloud records, and interviews are used as data collection instruments. Then, the data were analyzed using a qualitative descriptive approach. The research instrument is validated by two professors of mathematics. Through a series of revisions based on expert advice, the validity results are said to be feasible for use. To check for reliability, field tests are tested on 10 students who meet the criteria as research subjects. Analysis results indicate that cognitive abilities involve cognitive processes in the form of the ability to assess process by looking for patterns of numbers, mentally compute, estimate, and assess the rationality or reasonableness of calculation results. Other findings on students' cognitive processes in solving math problems include looking for number patterns, carrying out trial-and-error (also called guess-and-check), and drawing diagrams. Students with cognitive flexibility tend to use trial-and-error when solving mathematical problems.
Diagnostic of Students' Difficulties in Solving Mathematics Problems of National Examination Year 2015/2016 Ahmad Kholiqul Amin
JRAMathEdu (Journal of Research and Advances in Mathematics Education) Vol. 2, No. 2, July 2017
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.23917/jramathedu.v2i2.3495

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This research aims at ascertaining kinds of students' difficulties and factors causing students' difficulties in solving mathematics problems of national examination towards students grade IX MTs Darul Huda Year 2015/2016. This research is a qualitative descriptive research. The research subjects were 6 students grade IX of MTs Darul Huda Sugihwaras having difficulties in solving problems in mathematics. The technique of collecting samples in this research was conducted by purposive sampling technique. The subjects were chosen based on data provided by a mathematics teacher of grade IX and tryout result. The methods of collecting data which were applied were essay test, interview, documentation, and questionnaire. The data analysis was conducted by quantitative and qualitative analysis. The result shows that, (1) kinds of difficulties encountered by students are (a) Difficulty in understanding problems is 20%, with an indicator that students misunderstand the problems. The cause is the low basic concept of mastery;(b) Difficulty in applying formula is 36.67%, with an indicator that students make mistakes in applying formula. The cause is students do not recognize formula which must be applied in solving problems, students do not know formula which must be used. (c) Difficulty in solving problems is 30%, with an indicator that students make mistakes when solving problems. The cause is students do not know steps in solving problems. (d) Difficulty in drawing conclusion is 15%, with an indicator that students make mistakes due to carelessness in solving problems. The cause is students are slipshod in understanding problems and in remembering formula. The factor causing students' difficulties is the low students' interest towards mathematics since media/props provided by teachers are not applied optimally yet.
Challenging primary school students’ attitude toward calculators Russasmita Sri Padmi
JRAMathEdu (Journal of Research and Advances in Mathematics Education) Volume 5 Issue 3 October 2020
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.23917/jramathedu.v5i3.10061

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Calculators are a viable option for educational technology in developing countries due to its affordability and accessibility; it is also supported by literature to have positive effects on the students’ acquisition of mathematics concepts and skills positively. However, the stakeholders of education in Indonesia often stigmatize the use of calculators in mathematics classrooms, especially in primary school. This is in contrast with the policy of many developing countries which include calculator as one of the educational technologies to be used in the classroom. This study aims to investigate the effect of calculator-enhanced mathematics lessons on the attitude of primary school students’. Fourth-grade students (n = 95) in four separate schools with minimum calculator experience participated in this study. The questionnaire was administered before and after the lesson to record their attitude. The use of a well-established scale ensured validity, while the Cronbach-Alpha score confirmed reliability. Data analysis was conducted through the comparison of mean value between pre- and post-questionnaires scores. The finding suggests that while the effect on attitude toward mathematics is somewhat mixed, there is a significant improvement in the students’ attitude toward using calculators to learn mathematics. Calculator-enhanced mathematics lessons help the students foster more positive attitudes toward calculators. The finding of the present study is expected to help teachers to challenge the stigma about calculator and thus can benefit from calculator to enhance their lesson.
Improving Teaching Quality and Problem Solving Ability Through Contextual Teaching and Learning in Differential Equations: A Lesson Study Approach Khotimah, Rita Pramujiyanti; Masduki, Masduki
JRAMathEdu (Journal of Research and Advances in Mathematics Education) Vol. 1, No. 1, January 2016
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.23917/jramathedu.v1i1.1791

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Differential equations is a branch of mathematics which is closely related to mathematical modeling that arises in real-world problems. Problem solving ability is an essential component to solve contextual problem of differential equations properly. The purposes of this study are to describe contextual teaching and learning (CTL) model in differential equations course, to improve lecturers’ abilities in implementing CTL, and to improve students’ problem solving ability in differential equations. The study was conducted in the fifth semester of 2015/2016 academic year with 34 students of mathematics education Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta as participants. The CTL model was applied by lesson study approach which involved three stages namely plan, do, and see in each cycle. This research was conducted in four cycles. The study results found that discovery-based CTL could be applied in differential equations course. The lecturer abilities to design discovery-based contextual learning plan, to present real-world problem in learning process, to design learning strategy and assessment instruments of problem solving improved significantly. Problem solving ability of students also improved during teaching and learning process.