By
: Dr. Marsigit, MA
Reviewed
by Absari Nur Khasanah
Jaworski
(1994) said that teach mathematics is not easy because we find that students is not easy in learn
mathematics. He also said that there are not best way to teach mathematics.
Cocroft
Report recommend variation of teaching learning process : exposition method,
discussion method, problem solving, investigation, and application method.
Obstacles
of the teacher : Understanding meaning
of theory, how to applied, the system, social condition, facilities of teaching
learning process. Based difficulty of the teacher is how to handle difference
of students capability in mathematics. Except that, the teacher is difficult to
develop technology of teaching learning mathematics. It make the students are
not like mathematics. Essence of mathematics based on social absolute are
abstract, universal, formal, rational, theoretical, neutral, independent value.
Based on social constructivist : abstract >< concrete, formal ><
informal, objective >< subjective, social justification >< research, reasoning >< emotion, general
thing >< especially thing, theory >< classic, and so on.
Essence
of learn mathematics is confront subjective knowledge and mathematic objective
through social interaction to get, examine, represent the new knowledge.
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Mathematic is the activity that finding
design and relation
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Mathematic is the creativity that need
an imagination, intuition, and research
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Mathematic is the activity of problem
solving
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Mathematic is the communication tool :
motivate student know the properties of mathematic, make example from
properties of mathematic, read and write mathematic, and so on.
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The matter of mathematic is fact,
concepts, capability to understanding, capability to problem solving, and so
on.
Essence
of the students learn mathematics : Students learn in their own way, students
learn stand alone and through cooperation, students need context and different
situation in their study.
Teaching
learning step-evaluation step (definition, process, skill, fact and result).
Developing
of teaching learning design need a promotion of paradigm changing : teacher
centered >< students centered, transfer of knowledge >< cognitive
development, authority >< democratic. passive students >< active students, and so on.