Mathematical literacy in pre-service elementary school teacher: A case study

Abstract

A prospective teacher to possess the ability of mathematical literacy in order to formulate, to apply, and to interpret mathematics in various contexts, including abilities to do mathematical reasoning and use mathematical concepts. The purpose of this research is to describe the mathematical abilities of the prospective elementary school teachers to solve mathematical literacy problems. We involved prospective teachers in the Elementary School Teacher Education Department as the research participants. This research is a qualitative research. Data collected by interview and test. The result of this study suggested that the ability of prospective teachers to solve basic mathematical literacy problems for levels 1 and level 2 were good, level 3 was enough, but for level 4 or above were still low. This was caused by the low ability of mathematical literacy. Pre-service teachers were rarely accustomed to solving literacy questions and they were less used to deal with the connection process in solving mathematical problems.

How Pre-Service Elementary Teachers Deal with Mathematical Literacy Problems? A Case Study

“…This is in line with the projected orientation of 21st-century education, where literacy (including mathematical literacy) must be developed and integrated into Indonesian education [7]- [9]. The importance of the teacher's role in building and developing mathematical literacy in the education of their students is a very strong reason that the mathematical literacy of PSETs must also continue to be developed and improved in teacher education programs or institutions [10]- [13]. This condition is further strengthened by the data from research conducted by PISA, which shows the literacy ability of Indonesian students is still low in each year of implementation.…”

“…. There are some studies and surveys which state that the mathematical literacy of teachers in primary education still experiences obstacles and limitations [10], [11], [13], [29]- [31]. This circumstance motivated us to explore further the current state of PSETs' mathematical literacy.…”

Literasi Matematika Siswa Sekolah Dasar Ditinjau dari Gaya Kognitif Field Independent

“…Salah satu kemampuan yang dibutuhkan untuk menjadi masyarakat yang berliterat adalah literasi matematika. Literasi matematika tidak hanya mampu menguasai materi saja akan tetapi mampu melakukan kegiatan penalaran, konsep, fakta, dan alat matematika dalam pemecahan masalah sehari-hari (Solomon, 2008;Thomson, Hillman, & Lisa De Bortoli, 2013;Yustitia, Amin, & Abadi, 2020). Selain itu, literasi matematika juga menuntut seseorang agar mampu mengaplikasikan konsep matematika yang didapatkan dalam masalah yang dijumpai (Yustitia & Juniarso, 2019).…”

Pendekatan Realistic Mathematics Education Pada Materi Bentuk Aljabar

“…Pembelajaran matematika tidak hanya mentransfer pengetahuan pada siswa tetapi juga membantu membentuk keterampilan menyelesaikan masalah dalam dunia nyata. Pendekatan pembelajaran yang sesuai agar pembelajaran menjadi efektif dan membantu siswa lebih mudah untuk memahami konsep matematika (Yustitia, Amin, & Abadi, 2020). Upaya yang dapat dilakukan supaya siswa memiliki minat belajar tinggi, yaitu dengan menggunakan contoh konteks dunia nyata yang ada disekitar mereka (Sumirattana, Makanong, & Thipkong, 2017;Van den Heuvel Panhuizen & Drijvers, 2020).…”