Potential of Using Local Wisdom in Mathematical Problem Posing E-Module: A Need Analysis

Abstract

Problem posing become one of the essential skills to promote in class. Meanwhile, there is still limited research on electronic teaching materials that integrated local wisdom to enhance student problem posing. The aim of this research is to investigated the perception of teacher about problem posing and the need to include local wisdom in electronic module. This research is descriptive research. The teachers who have implemented and have not implemented the teaching material to foster problem posing in Lombok Island, Indonesia become the subject of this study. The data was collected by questionnaire and interview. The questionnaire contains subject’s perception about problem posing and their need to integrate local wisdom in e-module. The data was analyzed by statistic descriptive and qualitative method. The majority of teachers believe that students need to enhance their problem posing skill. Furthermore, they require educational resources based on wisdom, such as the Rinjani Geopark, to strengthen that skill. The findings of this study recommended that the development of an e-module to promote problem posing could be the next area of investigation..