Kamis, 29 September 2011

USAHA GURU DALAM MENINGKATKAN MINAT SISWA MEMPELAJARI MATEMATIKA


By : Dr. Marsigit, MA
Reviewed By Absari Nur Khasanah
            Teaching mathematics is not easy because we often meet that every student is not easy in learning mathematics. Jaworski (1994: 83) said that there is no best way to teach mathematics. There are some methods to teach mathematics : exposition method, discussion method, problem solving method, investigation method, basic training method and application method.
We have some problems when teaching mathematics, they are understanding the meaning of the theory, how to apply it, condition of the environment, facilities of the teaching learning process. The teacher has some problems how to solve the different about mathematics capability between one student to each other, how to make student be active and how to develop the technology of teaching learning of mathematics.
The characteristics of mathematics are :
1.   search for patterns and relationship,
2.   mathematics is a creative activity,
3.   involving imagination,
4.   intuition and discovery,
5.    mathematics is a way of solving problems,
6.   mathematics is a means of communicating information or ideas.
The truth of the students study mathematics are :
1.   The students will study hard if they get motivation
2.   The students study by using the own ways
3.   The students study individually or cooperative with the other friends
4.   The students needs a context and different condition when they study
One of the teacher’s task is to evaluate their students like meaning, process, capability, fact and result. To make student like to mathematics we must change the method of teaching learning process like from the teacher’s center become student center, teacher’s opinion become student’s opinion, passive student become active student, etc.  

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