Elementary School Students’ Obstacles in Understanding the Concept of Area and Perimeter

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10.2991/978-2-38476-206-4_16How to use a DOI?

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Learning Obstacle; Area and Perimeter; Mathematics for Elementary School

Abstract

Area and perimeter are one of the geometry and measurement concepts that are interconnected and have begun to be studied at the elementary school level. However, in the learning process, students often find difficulties in understanding the concept. This study aims to analyse students’ difficulties in understanding the concept of area and perimeter based on a review of students’ conceptual understanding of the definition and its relationship with the quality of problem-solving performance. The qualitative study using 4 stages analysis was conducted by involving a group of grade 4 students (N = 20). The study found that students often do not understand the concept of area and perimeter, causing a decrease in the quality of performance such as difficulty in answering area and perimeter problems in the context of illustrated picture problems or word-problems. In addition, the textbooks used are partial and rigid with formulas and presentation of material that are not in depth. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the quality of the concept definition through the development of innovative learning. It is hoped that the results of the study can be used as material to reflect and evaluate improvements in planning and further learning processes which can anticipate these obstacles.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Asep Samsudin
AU  - Trisna Nugraha
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/02/02
TI  - Elementary School Students’ Obstacles in Understanding the Concept of Area and Perimeter
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Teaching, Learning and Technology (ICTLT 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 136
EP  - 145
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-206-4_16
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-206-4_16
ID  - Samsudin2024
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