Microsoft Excel VBA on mathematical resilience of primary school teacher education students

Abstract

This research is motivated by the low student mathematical resilience. The purpose of this study is to look at the achievement of mathematical resilience of students who obtain learning using Microsoft Excel VBA with those using conventional learning. This study uses a quasi-experimental method with a non-equivalent pretest and posttest control group design. The subjects of this study were 70 second semester elementary school teacher candidates at IKIP Siliwangi. The instruments in this study used non-tests in the form of questionnaires and interviews. The results show that, 1) the achievement of mathematical resilience of students who get learning using Microsoft Excel VBA is better than those using conventional learning; 2) students who learn with Microsoft Excel VBA tend to be able to overcome difficulties if given difficult math problems, anxiety and fear in working on math problems are reduced, and more confident in expressing mathematical opinions/ideas; 3) mathematical resilience is not an instant thing to change so it needs environmental support so that students’ mathematical resilience becomes better.

The Effect of VBA for Microsoft Excel as Teaching Material to Improve Prospective Elementary School Teachers' Mathematical Conceptual Understanding

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Students’ Critical Thinking Skills on Algebraic Problems Through Mathematical Resilience

“…Mathematical resilience is an important aspect to support student success in learning JPI P-ISSN: 2303-288X E-ISSN : 2541-7207 mathematics (Muntazhimah & Ulfah, 2020). Students who have good mathematical resilience will be tough and can overcome various obstacles in learning mathematics and are also able to solve difficult problems in mathematics (Ruqoyyah et al, 2020). The factors that cause low mathematical resilience are lack of confidence in one's own abilities, pessimism in learning and less ability to establish good relationships with the surrounding environment (Fitri et al, 2019).…”