An initial observation of learning devices and mathematical problem solving ability of senior high school students

Abstract

A good learning devices will deliver students to have good mathematical problem solving skills. This type of research was a descriptive research by qualitative approach. The initial observation was aimed at finding out, reviewing and explaining problem-solving ability of high school students in mathematics learning and condition of learning devices used and developed by teachers, then whether it was necessary to continue research development based on realistic mathematics education to improve the mathematical problem solving ability. The results of observations at SMAN 14 Padang and SMAN 15 Padang, can be concluded that the learning devices used do not link to real life problem that the instructional becomes meaningless. Learning devices used were still general and have not been able to facilitate the students to find their own concepts and did not help the students to improve problem solving ability. An approach that can accommodate it is a realistic mathematics education. The result needed to follow-up in form of research on development of realistic mathematics education based learning devices to improve the mathematical problem solving ability of senior high school students.

Gender Differences in High School Students’ Beliefs about Mathematical Problem Solving

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“…The use of teaching models has been found to enhance high order problem-solving skills among students and overall mathematical cognitive development (Son, 2020). Alongside these models, teachers can also develop learning devices for students to enhance their problemsolving abilities (Fitriani & Arnawa, 2020), as this can help them in their learning. However, in their study, Fitriani and Arnawa (2020) found that learning devices that had been developed for students were too general and did not facilitate the link to real-life problems, thereby making mathematics instruction meaningless.…”

Development of Google Sites-Assisted Learning Devices on Vibrations and Waves Material

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