Learning Difficulties in Understanding English Materials of Mathematics Education Students
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- 10.2991/978-2-494069-39-8_17How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- English Material; English Mathematics; learning difficulties; Mathematics Education
- Abstract
The study aims to analyze the difficulties of students of the Mathematics Education Study Program in understanding and using English learning resources. Students from the 2019/2020 Mathematics Education Study Program at Universitas PGRI Yogyakarta, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, and Universitas Muhammadiyah Jember participated in the qualitative research. Tests, interviews, and documentation were used as data gathering procedures. Researchers, test questions, and interview rules were used as study instruments. Data collecting, data reduction, data presentation, and generating conclusions were among the strategies used in data analysis. The results shows that the students had got some learning difficulties in interpreting teaching materials in English, English terms (both mathematical and general terms), understanding mathematical concepts, recognizing the meaning of the question and writing the answer in English. Some internal and external factors in students’ learning difficulties i.e., lower ability to speak, student habit, interest and concentration, parents’ attention and living environment.
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TY - CONF AU - Sri Wiyanah AU - Siska Candraningsih PY - 2022 DA - 2022/12/15 TI - Learning Difficulties in Understanding English Materials of Mathematics Education Students BT - Proceedings of the 1st UPY International Conference on Education and Social Science (UPINCESS 2022) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 189 EP - 202 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-494069-39-8_17 DO - 10.2991/978-2-494069-39-8_17 ID - Wiyanah2022 ER -