Effectiveness of Lipa’ Sa’be Mandar on the Mathematical Representation Ability of Students of SMK Mega Link Majene

Abstract

This research is an experimental study that aims to see the effectiveness of instructional media based on Mandar culture, in this case, lipa ’ sa’be Mandar. The instrument used in this study was a test to measure the ability of mathematical representations, student activity observation sheets, and student responses to learning. The subjects of this study were 30 students of class X TKJ SMK Mega Link Majene. The data analysis used is descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. The analysis results showed that the average value of the students’ mathematical representation ability was 90.97 in the medium category. Student activities are in the very active category, namely 80%, and student responses to learning give a very positive response of 80%. The t-test shows the value of sig. (2-tailed) = 0,000 < α = 0,05, thus the application of lipa’ sa’be Mandar learning media is effective on students’ mathematical representation abilities.

Student Representation of Mathematical Thinking In Mathematical Problem Solving

“…According to (Ahmad et al, 2021;Jaming & Moran, 2000), representation can be expressed as internal and external representation. Thinking about the mathematical ideas that are then communicated requires external manifestations in the form of verbal images and concrete objects.…”