Primary School Pre-Service Teacher’s Perspectives on Cultural Needs in Developing Culture-Based Mathematics’ Learning Materials

Rahayu Condro Murti, Marsigit Marsigit

2017

Abstract

An integrated concept of culture should be understood by students of primary mathematics teaching education program before they implement culture-based learning in primary schools. This study aims to recognize and analyze students’ perspectives on the concept of culture. Both of recognition and analysis are done in order to determine students’ needs in the framework of developing culture-based teaching materials in the Department of Primary Teacher Education (PGSD). This study adopts an integrated concept of culture that contains three aspects, namely values, contexts and artifacts. Data were obtained from 278 PGSD students (respondents) who have passed the course of primary mathematics education. Date were obtained through two instruments, questionnaire and lessons’ implementation plans (RPP). Data then analyzed in quantitative (for questionnaire) and qualitative (Critical Discourse Analysis for the RPPs) modes. Opinions of students were positive in general towards the need for culture-based teaching materials, where they realize that culture is a part of real life that mathematics tries to solve its problems. Very few of the students still believe in separation between culture and mathematics. Results also show that students rarely experience culture-based learning and rarely get involved in cultural activity during their course.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Murti R. and Marsigit M. (2017). Primary School Pre-Service Teacher’s Perspectives on Cultural Needs in Developing Culture-Based Mathematics’ Learning Materials.In 1st International Conference on Educational Sciences - Volume 1: ICES, ISBN 978-989-758-314-8, pages 210-217. DOI: 10.5220/0007038402100217

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ices17,
author={Rahayu Condro Murti and Marsigit Marsigit},
title={Primary School Pre-Service Teacher’s Perspectives on Cultural Needs in Developing Culture-Based Mathematics’ Learning Materials},
booktitle={1st International Conference on Educational Sciences - Volume 1: ICES,},
year={2017},
pages={210-217},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0007038402100217},
isbn={978-989-758-314-8},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - 1st International Conference on Educational Sciences - Volume 1: ICES,
TI - Primary School Pre-Service Teacher’s Perspectives on Cultural Needs in Developing Culture-Based Mathematics’ Learning Materials
SN - 978-989-758-314-8
AU - Murti R.
AU - Marsigit M.
PY - 2017
SP - 210
EP - 217
DO - 10.5220/0007038402100217