Improving the Student’s Numerical Reasoning by Using Mathematics Cognition-Based Mathematical Textbook Development at Elementary Schools

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.201209.201How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Mathematics Textbook, Mathematical Cognition, Numerical Reasoning

Abstract

The results of a preliminary study in 2019 showed that there were still many high-grade elementary school (S.D.) students who did not master arithmetic operations. In general, the elementary school students studied also did not have good numerical reasoning skills, even though they had studied mathematics for almost six years. One reason was that teachers in elementary schools (SD) were more likely to teach how to do mathematics, not how to think mathematically. This problem needed to be resolved from an early age so that students’ perceptions did not form that learning mathematics was about remembering ways of doing something (how to add, multiply, divide, calculate area, volume, etc.). Therefore, through this research, a mathematical cognition based mathematics textbook was developed for low-grade elementary school students. The contents of the textbook were focused on developing students’ numerical reasoning, especially those related to number sense, number relations, and number construction. The research method used was design research that consisted of three phases, namely the preliminary stage, the prototyping phase, and the assessment phase. Data collection methods used were observation, interviews, checklists, videotaping, analysis of student work results, and numerical reasoning tests for students. The collected data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. The result of the research was that mathematical cognition-based mathematics textbooks met the valid and practical criteria.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ahmad Fauzan
AU  - Elita Zusti Jamaan
AU  - Inge Schwank
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/12/12
TI  - Improving the Student’s Numerical Reasoning by Using Mathematics Cognition-Based Mathematical Textbook Development at Elementary Schools
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference  Innovation in Education (ICoIE 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 105
EP  - 110
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.201209.201
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.201209.201
ID  - Fauzan2020
ER  -