Pembelajaran Matematika Seperti Apa yang Kita Harapkan di SD?
What Kind Of Mathematics Learning That We Expect In Elementary School?
By : Prof. Dr. Marsigit, M.A
Reflection By : iLania Eka Andari
I agree with the statement that teachers in Indonesia need to change their way of teaching, especially how to teach math to elementary school students.
Different from elementary school children in other countries, elementary school children in Indonesia tend to be afraid and hate towards mathematics. One of the reasons is, most of teachers in Indonesia use expository method, the teachers only explain the material, giving formulas to memorize and give question with the answer.
Whereas we know that children in elementary school age learning through direct experience. They can understand the material with the help of concrete objects. Therefore, teachers in Indonesia have to change the pattern of mathematics learning that they give to students.
Rather than asking children to memorize that 1/2 is bigger than 1/4 and 1/4 is bigger than 1/5 , is better if we demonstrated with concrete object. Such as we cut pies, apples or other food into halves, fourths, fifths and so on, after that we ask "which one is bigger? Which one is the biggest?" through that experience, children will be easier to understand the material.
With such learning methods, children can learn to analyze a problem, or find a solution, without having crammed with many formulas.
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