The Effects of Puppet Ethnomathematics Applications as Mathematics Teaching Materials for Character Education-Based

Abstract

Character and cultural education has in important role in growing and developing the noble values of a nation. Character education in school can be means of civilizing and humanizing so that the goals of character education can be achieved. One of the link between culture and character education is ethnomathematics. However, there is still a lack of relevant teaching materials and it makes not optimal. Therefore, the implementation of cultural and educational linkages can be developed in a teaching material. The purpose of this research was to determine students' responses to the ethnomathematics of puppet teaching materials as part of the stages of character education-based development. The type of the research is descriptive quantitative. The population of the research is junior high school students in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The number of samples used were 260 students in which the criteria for 130 students are low learning achievements (Group 1) and the other 130 students are good learning achievements (Group 2). The instruments used in this research were application of ethnomathematical and student response through questionnaires. The results showed that in G1 with the low performance, the material in the application was very easy to learn and very useful. In addition, they are also satisfied with the use of the application. Meanwhile, G2 with good learning achievement feel that the application is very useful, very easy to learn and they are very satisfied with the application. Then based on the results of statistical tests, it was obtained that G1 and G2 showed that differences in learning achievement did not affect student responses to the learning process through Puppet ethnomathematics android application based on character education. All the Puppet characters have religious, disciplined, hard work, passion, and love for the homeland.

Integration of Ethnomathematics Teaching Materials in Mathematics Learning in Elementary School

“…These results emphasize the importance of including cultural aspects in geometry teaching. Nuryadi et al (2023) The research results show that students with low and good learning achievements responded positively to this application. They find the material in the application easy to learn and valuable and are satisfied with its use.…”

“…Lastly, holding cultural celebrations at school that include mathematical elements can make learning more fun and meaningful. This creates a lively and exciting environment that encourages students to participate more in learning mathematics (Nuryadi et al, 2023). By implementing this approach, students can better understand mathematics and feel more connected to their culture.…”

“…Compared to conventional learning, this ethnomathematics approach has proven more effective. Ethnomathematics innovations can be reapplied in the future, and future research needs to pay attention to the learning trajectory and design of Ethnomathematics learning (Aristyasari et al, 2023;Fitiradhy et al, 2023;Sulistyowati, 2023).…”

“…These results emphasize the importance of including cultural aspects in geometry teaching. Research by Nuryadi et al (2023) investigated the use of character-based Ethnomathematics applications in mathematics learning. The results show that both students with low and good learning achievements responded positively to using this application.…”