The main purpose of the research was to explore the students’ difficulties in learning mathematics at a distance higher education. The method used was a survey of 304 students of the study program of S-1 PGSD in the Pontianak Regional office center of Universitas Terbuka (UPBJJ-UT Pontianak). The data analysis used a partial least squares structural equation model (PLS-SEM) to reveal the hierarchical component model of the students’ difficulties in learning mathematics at Universitas Terbuka. The research confirmed that the difficulties in learning mathematics were reflected by five latent variables as indicated by path coefficients and level of significance: (1) the nature of mathematics, (2) the characteristics of distance learning, (3) learning material, (4) learning support services, and (5) motivation. The recommendation was that to facilitate the students’ learning mathematics, an institution of distance higher education should be focused on resolving the difficulties perceived by the students, such as students’ mathematical background, self-directed learning skills, and skill for learning through media.
Penelitian ini secara umum bertujuan untuk meningkatkan proses belajar mengajar dan hasil belajar siswa pada mata pelqaran matematika dan secara khusus bertujuan untuk mengetahui proses belajar mengajar materi geometri jika menggunakan sumber belajar yang ada di lingkungan siswa dan untuk mengetahui dampak penggunaan sumber belqar yang ada di lingkrmgan siswa terhadap pemahaman konsep geometri.Subyek penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas V Madrasah Ibtidaiyah (MI) Miftahul Athfal Jabon Mekar. Metode dalam memperoleh data untuk mennjawab permasalahan yaitu metode penelitian tindakan kelas yang terdiri dari dua siklus tindakan. Adapun pengumpulan data diperoleh melalui tes, wawancara, dan observasi lapangan. Selanjutnya dilakukan pengelompokan data, validasi data, interpretasi data, dan tindakan.Hasil penelitian ini adalah: (1) proses pembelajaran. dengan menggunakan sumber belajar atau alat peraga yang berasal dari lingkungan dapat memperbaiki kesalahan dan memperjelas konsep geometri; (2) meningkatkan prestasi siswa, dalam kasus ini prestasi siswa meningkat dari rata-rata 6,42 menjadi 8,21 dalam skala 10.Kata Kunci: Madrasah Ibitidaiyah, MI Miftahul Athjal Jabon Mekar, Konsep Geometri, pendekatan lingkungan
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