The Implantation of Character Values Toward Students Through Congkak Game for Mathematics Instructional Media

Abstract

This research aims to investigate character values that can be applied on students through congkak game as it is used as a media of mathematics learning. This study used qualitative and quantitative combination or (exploratory mixed methods designs). The first phase of qualitative data was taken through in-depth interviews to 5 selected informants using purposive sampling technique. All data interviews were analyzed thematically using NVivo qualitative analysis tool 10. Then, the second phase of the data was taken using a questionnaire to 46 students who were studying in grade V and VI in an elementary school (SD). The entire data of the second phase analyzed descriptively using quantitative analysis tools SPSS Windows 18.0. Overall, the results of the two phases indicated that there were nine character values contained in the game congkak once it was used as a medium of mathematics learning. The nine-character values were honesty, discipline, hard working, creativity, curiosity, independent, communicativeness, responsibility and appreciation for achievements. The results also proved that the use of instructional media such as traditional game congkak can be used as an intermediary that can be used by teachers in mathematics learning process.

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“…Salah satunya melalui inovasi dalam media pembelajaran. Media pembelajaran menjadi salah satu penentu suksesnya proses pembelajaran (Agusti, Zafirah, Anwar, & Syafril, 2018). Rumitnya persiapan dan banyaknya waktu yang diperlukan dalam Muslihatun, A., dkk.…”

“…Apabila pemain terbukti curang maka pemain tersebut dihukum atau didiskualifikasi. Selain kejujuran, permainan congklak juga mampu mengembangkan ketekunan, penghargaan, dan kerja keras (Agusti et al, 2018).…”

“…Congklak merupakan media efektif untuk pembelajaran berhitung bagi siswa SD (Nataliya, 2015). Melalui congklak, siswa dapat berlatih kesabaran, kejujuran, ketekunan, dan kerja keras (Agusti et al, 2018). Congklak bilangan yang siap digunakan sebagai media pembelajaran ini dapat diliat pada Gambar 6 berikut.…”

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